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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of these is not one of the dogs Jack worked with?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Pep.
(d) Bruno.

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

4. Where is Bunty's first fiance from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Ireland.
(d) California.

5. Who surprises the Cooks with a visit?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Edmund.

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

7. What does it look like Nell is baking when Bunty gets home?
(a) Scones.
(b) Rice pudding.
(c) Sugar cookies.
(d) Pound cake.

8. What does Ruby hear scratching at her window the night Bunty comes home?
(a) The Shop parrot.
(b) The Shop cat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A tree branch.

9. Why did the family take a taxi to the pantomime?
(a) George wasn't sure how to get there.
(b) Gas rationing.
(c) As a special treat.
(d) The car had a flat tire.

10. What is the name of the shop where Bunty works before the war?
(a) Fashion Chic.
(b) Arabella.
(c) Simon's Boutique.
(d) Modelia.

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

12. With what relative does Ruby find she is staying in Chapter Four?
(a) Auntie Babs.
(b) Nell.
(c) Uncle Tom.
(d) Auntie Eliza.

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

14. Who sews up Teddy for Ruby when she gets home?
(a) Nell.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Bunty.
(d) Patricia.

15. Why was Frank in the hospital after the second Battle of Ypres?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) He'd been shot.
(d) Septic foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What alternate caretaker does Ruby wish for?

2. What relation is Alice Barker to Bunty?

3. At which family member does the baby smile in Chapter Two?

4. What book does Ruby have with her?

5. What does the narrator's mother make for breakfast the morning after her conception?

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