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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Nell's last words to Ruby?
(a) "Mind your boots, Lily!"
(b) "I love you."
(c) "Shall I put Percy's tea on now?"
(d) "Albert is dead, isn't he?"

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

3. With whom do the Lennoxes stay right after the fire?
(a) Uncle Bill and Auntie Eliza.
(b) Uncle Tom and Auntie Mabel.
(c) Uncle Sidney and Auntie Babs.
(d) Uncle Clifford and Auntie Gladys.

4. Which of Bunty's relatives does not come to the funeral?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Uncle Clifford.
(c) Uncle Ted.
(d) Lucy-Vida.

5. Where is Ruby planning to go to university?
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Exeter.

6. What business does George open when the Shop is remodeled?
(a) Pets.
(b) Medical Supplies.
(c) Wine.
(d) Books.

7. What do George and Bunty get Ted and Sandra as a wedding gift?
(a) A vase.
(b) Linens.
(c) A china figurine.
(d) A platter.

8. How is the Shop heated?
(a) Coal stoves.
(b) Oil heat.
(c) Wood fires.
(d) Paraffin heaters.

9. What historical figure does Ruby compare Bunty to?
(a) Queen Elizabeth I.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Joan of Arc.

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

11. What kind of dog is Dolores?
(a) Cocker spaniel.
(b) Scottish terrier.
(c) Chihuahua.
(d) Great Dane.

12. Who screams during the boat ride in Oban Bay?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Mrs. Roper.
(c) Bunty.
(d) Kenneth.

13. What starts the Shop fire?
(a) The paraffin heaters.
(b) George's cigarette.
(c) Bunty's iron.
(d) Ruby's Advent candles.

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

15. On what does Ruby write the essay for her Eleven Plus exam?
(a) Aladdin's lamp.
(b) A busy street scene.
(c) A visit to the beach.
(d) The person she most admires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What apprenticeship has Adrian started in the spring of 1963?

2. Where are Ruby and Kathleen filling time after their A-Level exams at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

3. What does Patricia tell Ruby to tell George is wrong with her?

4. What does Adrian do for a living?

5. What was Jean-Paul Armand imprisoned for?

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