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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Alice give birth to?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. How is the Shop heated?
(a) Coal stoves.
(b) Paraffin heaters.
(c) Oil heat.
(d) Wood fires.

3. What chore is Rachel doing at the beginning of Footnote (iv)?
(a) Scrubbing the floor.
(b) Hanging the laundry out to dry.
(c) Changing the beds.
(d) Washing the dishes.

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

5. What was Alice's occupation before her marriage?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Shopgirl.
(d) Seamstress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the shop where Bunty works before the war?

2. Which of these is not a name for the baby suggested by Bunty's sister, Babs?

3. Who is killed during the Great Air Raid?

4. What does Bunty bake after their errands in Chapter One?

5. Who takes a long time to come to tea on Christmas Eve?

(see the answer key)

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