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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does George take his family in August, 1963?
(a) To see Stonehenge.
(b) A Chinese restaurant.
(c) For high tea at Harrod's.
(d) The zoo.

3. How does Pearl die?
(a) She falls from a window.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) Drowning.

4. What animal survives the fire?
(a) A chocolate colored bunny.
(b) Rags the white terrier.
(c) A ginger-colored kitten.
(d) The Shop Parrot.

5. Who has recently divorced his/her spouse?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Auntie Gladys.
(c) Uncle Ted.
(d) Lucy-Vida.

6. What does Patricia say she'd like to be, after Howard announces his intention to be an accountant?
(a) Happy.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A music promoter.
(d) A mother.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What obstacle presents itself on the roads in Scotland?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Moose.
(d) Chickens.

13. Where does Lillian first live after leaving England?
(a) Prince Edward Island.
(b) Ottawa.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Vancouver.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is not part of the picnic lunches packed for them at the farmhouse?

2. What is Patricia's husband's occupation?

3. Who has been staying with Bunty while Ruby makes her way home in Chapter Thirteen?

4. Where has Patricia settled?

5. What does Adrian do for a living?

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