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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Christine need an ambulance?
(a) A severe burn.
(b) A seizure.
(c) A deep cut.
(d) Appendicitis.

2. What sport does Patricia play at school?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Softball.
(d) Field hockey.

3. Who wakes Ruby the night of the fire?
(a) Bunty.
(b) George.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Nell.

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

5. What does Sandra's mother call Ted's family?
(a) Useless.
(b) Riff-raff.
(c) Social climbers.
(d) White trash.

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

7. Where has Patricia settled?
(a) New York.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Australia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where do Kathleen and Ruby spend the summer after high school?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Dublin.
(c) London.
(d) York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the calendar Auntie Gladys gave to Ruby for Christmas?

2. What business does George open when the Shop is remodeled?

3. What strange food did the girls eat at Uncle Tom's the day Pearl died?

4. For what do Bunty and Ruby spend several days shopping?

5. What do they have for lunch?

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