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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Ruby told to tell the twins Daisy and Rose apart?
(a) Daisy has a scar on her hand.
(b) Rose has a freckle on her chin.
(c) Rose is left-handed.
(d) Daisy has a birthmark on her elbow.

5. With what does Frank kill the insect?
(a) His hand.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) His slipper.
(d) His handkerchief.

6. What is the narrator's mother's given name?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Bunty.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Berenice.

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

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

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

10. What is "Mobo"?
(a) The family dog.
(b) Ruby's teddy bear.
(c) A toy horse.
(d) Ruby's name for her mother.

11. Who takes a long time to come to tea on Christmas Eve?
(a) Gillian.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Nell.
(d) George.

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

13. What new object was bought for Gillian and Ruby to share in their room?
(a) A dollhouse.
(b) A rocking chair.
(c) A bookcase.
(d) A dressing table.

14. To what does Nell compare Jack's cheekbones?
(a) Razor clams.
(b) Apples.
(c) Arrowheads.
(d) Mussels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Auntie Doreen from?

2. To what does Bunty compare her new baby to?

3. Who narrates the Coronation from a book?

4. What does Nell discover making noise in her honeymoon hotel room one night?

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

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