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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous fictional character does Bunty like to pretend she is?
(a) Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone with the Wind."
(b) Glinda, the Good Witch from "The Wizard of Oz."
(c) Alice, from "Alice in Wonderland."
(d) Juliet Capulet, from "Romeo and Juliet."

2. Where does Betty move after the war?
(a) Ireland.
(b) California.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Canada.

3. What was the occupation of Nell's first fiance, Percy?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Policeman.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Lawyer.

4. What was Nell's occupation before the war?
(a) Schoolteacher.
(b) Milliner.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Nurse.

5. Who was Rachel?
(a) Bunty's mother's stepmother.
(b) Bunty's stepmother.
(c) Bunty's grandmother.
(d) Bunty's sister.

6. What chore does George suggest Ruby can do that Bunty refuses to let her?
(a) Peeling potatoes.
(b) Making tea.
(c) Setting the table.
(d) Grating nutmeg.

7. Who is Alice's oldest child?
(a) Ada.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Lillian.
(d) Tom.

8. What is Nell's job after the war begins?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Conducting a tram.
(c) Schoolteacher.
(d) Making uniforms.

9. What does Bunty give the family for pudding on Christmas Eve?
(a) Pound cake.
(b) Canned peaches.
(c) Rice pudding.
(d) Vanilla ice cream.

10. What does Ruby find in her mother's bedside table?
(a) Chewing gum.
(b) A bottle of sherry.
(c) Alice's silver locket.
(d) Bunty's wedding ring.

11. Who narrates the Coronation from a book?
(a) George.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Nell.
(d) Bunty.

12. Which of these people is not one of Ruby's cousins?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Lucy-Vida.

13. What does George criticize at the meal?
(a) The potatoes.
(b) The sauce.
(c) The carrots.
(d) The pork.

14. Who does Nell remember catching a bumble bee and letting it go?
(a) Percy Sievewright.
(b) Albert Barker.
(c) Jack Keech.
(d) Frank Cook.

15. To what church does Ruby get taken to?
(a) Baptist Union of Great Britain.
(b) St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church.
(c) Church of the Spirit.
(d) Dewsbury Church of England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nell baking hastily for the Sunday School outing?

2. What is Nell muttering to herself when Bunty gets home?

3. What does the factory produce where Bunty works during the war?

4. Who is Walter?

5. Who once gave Nell a lace-covered Valentine's Day card?

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