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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who announces an engagement at Easter 1963?
(a) Lucy-Vida.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Uncle Ted.
(d) Cousin Adrian.

2. What does Lily bring back from the fair for Nell?
(a) Toffee.
(b) A paper hat.
(c) A balloon.
(d) Licorice.

3. What part of Tom is injured by the Zeppelin attack?
(a) His ear.
(b) His hand.
(c) His foot.
(d) His knee.

4. What job do Ruby and Kathleen have during the summer after high school?
(a) Hotel chambermaids.
(b) Nannies.
(c) Tour guides.
(d) Waitresses.

5. What color is the ensemble that Bunty buys for Ted and Sandra's wedding?
(a) Pea green.
(b) Chocolate brown.
(c) Sky blue.
(d) Magenta.

6. What is the name of Bunty's boyfriend?
(a) Mr. Worthington.
(b) Mr. Duncan.
(c) Mr. Belling.
(d) Mr. Havisham.

7. For whom does Ruby hold a plate of food at the wedding reception?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Uncle Bill.
(c) Bunty.
(d) Auntie Eliza.

8. What is Sister Blake's real name?
(a) Tessa.
(b) Jeanne.
(c) Bethany.
(d) Caroline.

9. Why do Ruby's knees begin to hurt?
(a) She has been praying so much.
(b) She fell off her bike.
(c) She has been forced to scrub the kitchen floor.
(d) She has been playing too much jumprope.

10. What do they have for lunch?
(a) Grilled chicken sandwiches.
(b) Steak and kidney pie.
(c) Tomato soup.
(d) Fish and chips.

11. How did Alice die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) In a bombing raid.
(d) In a car accident.

12. What are Patricia's last words to Ruby about?
(a) Auntie Doreen.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Bunty.
(d) Rags.

13. What does Christine always want to pretend to be in her games with Ruby?
(a) Cats.
(b) Movie stars.
(c) Horses.
(d) Princesses.

14. What did Ruby take from her mother's closet?
(a) Patricia's panda bear.
(b) The old rabbit's foot.
(c) Pearl's birth certificate.
(d) The silver locket.

15. What game does Ruby play by herself the evening before the fire?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Rummy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does George take his family in August, 1963?

2. Who does Ruby believe is her mother's favorite child?

3. What does Ruby wrap in brown paper while her parents are out of the shop?

4. What sport does Patricia play at school?

5. What have Kathleen and Ruby been in charge of at school?

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