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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has recently divorced his/her spouse?
(a) Lucy-Vida.
(b) Auntie Gladys.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Uncle Ted.

2. Where has Patricia settled?
(a) New York.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Australia.
(d) Hong Kong.

3. Who does not go see a film with Ruby in the summer of 1963?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Howard.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Christine.

4. What are Patricia's last words to Ruby about?
(a) Auntie Doreen.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Bunty.
(d) Rags.

5. What does Lucy-Vida confess to Ruby?
(a) She misses Auntie Babs.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She stole the dress she's wearing.
(d) She snuck a glass of champagne.

6. Where does Lillian meet her husband?
(a) In church.
(b) On the train.
(c) In the post office.
(d) At the theater.

7. What is Patricia's husband's occupation?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Architect.
(d) Attorney.

8. What does Sandra's mother call Ted's family?
(a) Riff-raff.
(b) Social climbers.
(c) Useless.
(d) White trash.

9. What was Jean-Paul Armand imprisoned for?
(a) Attempted murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Driving without a license.

10. Where is Ruby planning to go to university?
(a) London.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Bristol.

11. Where do the Lennoxes and Ropers go on their holiday in 1964?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

12. What startling sight does Ruby see out the car window as they leave the Scottish farmhouse?
(a) A huge stag.
(b) A bear.
(c) A bagpiper.
(d) Gillian's ghost.

13. With whom do the Lennoxes stay right after the fire?
(a) Uncle Sidney and Auntie Babs.
(b) Uncle Clifford and Auntie Gladys.
(c) Uncle Tom and Auntie Mabel.
(d) Uncle Bill and Auntie Eliza.

14. What does Adrian do for a living?
(a) Is a buyer for Harrod's.
(b) Is a travel agent.
(c) Owns a hair salon.
(d) Owns a restaurant.

15. What is Kathleen planning to do after high school?
(a) Get married and stay home to raise babies.
(b) Go to university with Ruby.
(c) Join the Civil Service.
(d) Serve as an au pair in America for a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the book Ruby gets on their daytrip to Glencoe?

2. What starts the Shop fire?

3. Why does Christine need an ambulance?

4. What is the name of Bunty's boyfriend?

5. What did Ruby take from her mother's closet?

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