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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is not a gift Ruby receives for Christmas?
(a) Roller skates.
(b) A dollhouse.
(c) A chocolate orange.
(d) Pretend jewelry.

2. What alternate caretaker does Ruby wish for?
(a) Mary Poppins.
(b) Nana, the dog from "Peter Pan."
(c) A fairy.
(d) Margot Fonteyn.

3. What disease do all of the children get the winter Rachel's baby is born?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Chicken pox.

4. What object does Nell find after the bombing and keep?
(a) A nice pair of shoes.
(b) A silver Coronation teaspoon.
(c) Ration coupons.
(d) A cast-iron skillet.

5. Which of these is not a game Mrs. Reeves has planned for the beach outing?
(a) Beach cricket.
(b) Bocce.
(c) Three-legged races.
(d) Team rounders.

6. What does the factory produce where Bunty works during the war?
(a) Boots.
(b) Gun sights.
(c) Helmets.
(d) Bullets.

7. What are the female guests drinking?
(a) Sherry.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) White wine.
(d) Champagne.

8. What kills Frederick Barker?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Hypothermia.

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

10. Who is Jean-Paul Armand?
(a) A photographer.
(b) The postman.
(c) Alice's doctor.
(d) A French historian.

11. Which of these is not a name for the baby suggested by Bunty's sister, Babs?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Anne.

12. What does the narrator's mother make for breakfast the morning after her conception?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) Waffles.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Porridge.

13. Where is Auntie Doreen from?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Belfast.
(d) Australia.

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

15. Which female guest at the event is considered "common" by the others?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Babs.
(c) Mrs. Havis.
(d) Eliza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nell remember catching a bumble bee and letting it go?

2. How many sisters does the narrator have?

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

4. Who is Walter?

5. What kills Ada?

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