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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Ruby and Kathleen filling time after their A-Level exams at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) The Castle Museum.
(b) In a cafe, watching rugby on television.
(c) The beach.
(d) The movies.

2. What apprenticeship has Adrian started in the spring of 1963?
(a) Electrical work.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Tailoring.
(d) Hairdressing.

3. What startling sight does Ruby see out the car window as they leave the Scottish farmhouse?
(a) A huge stag.
(b) Gillian's ghost.
(c) A bagpiper.
(d) A bear.

4. Who has been staying with Bunty while Ruby makes her way home in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Daisy and Rose.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Auntie Gladys.

5. What is Bunty's boyfriend's occupation?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Plumbing supplies.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Hotel manager.

6. What kind of business do Ruby and Gian-Carlo run?
(a) An ice cream parlor.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A pub.
(d) A fish and chip shop.

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

8. How many children do Ruby and Gian-Carlo have?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. Who does not go see a film with Ruby in the summer of 1963?
(a) Christine.
(b) Howard.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Kathleen.

10. What nationality is the male owner of the farmhouse where the Lennoxes and Ropers stay?
(a) Polish.
(b) Irish.
(c) Scottish.
(d) German.

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

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

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

14. What was Jean-Paul Armand imprisoned for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Attempted murder.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Driving without a license.

15. Where does Lillian meet her husband?
(a) On the train.
(b) In church.
(c) At the theater.
(d) In the post office.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of Tom is injured by the Zeppelin attack?

3. What kind of dog is Dolores?

4. What is the name of Bunty's boyfriend?

5. What color is the ensemble that Bunty buys for Ted and Sandra's wedding?

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