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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ruby find her mother during the reception?
(a) Watching television in the lounge.
(b) Behind the building on the steps.
(c) In the ladies' room.
(d) On the dance floor.

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

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

5. What does Adrian do for a living?
(a) Owns a hair salon.
(b) Is a travel agent.
(c) Owns a restaurant.
(d) Is a buyer for Harrod's.

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

7. What animal does Bunty think Jesus would be?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A kitten.

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

9. Where does Ruby hide after taking the bottle of pills?
(a) The bathtub.
(b) The airing cupboard.
(c) Her bed.
(d) Her mother's closet.

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

11. What is Ruby's diagnosis?
(a) Housemaid's knee.
(b) Sprained knee.
(c) Pulled muscles.
(d) Tendinitis.

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

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

14. What is on the calendar Auntie Gladys gave to Ruby for Christmas?
(a) Scenes from "Ye Olde England."
(b) Beach scenes.
(c) Pictures of kittens and puppies.
(d) The Beatles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business do Ruby and Gian-Carlo run?

2. Why do Ruby's knees begin to hurt?

3. What do George and Bunty get Ted and Sandra as a wedding gift?

4. What obstacle presents itself on the roads in Scotland?

5. Where does Lillian first live after leaving England?

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