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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goes missing on the same day as Bunty?
(a) The Shop cat.
(b) Mobo.
(c) The Parrot.
(d) Patricia's panda bear.

2. With what does Frank kill the insect?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) His slipper.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) His hand.

3. Who comes to take Ruby home?
(a) Auntie Gladys.
(b) George.
(c) Auntie Babs.
(d) Bunty.

4. Who is Walter?
(a) The plumber.
(b) The milkman.
(c) The postman.
(d) The butcher.

5. What relative is scheduled to join them on their holiday in Whitby?
(a) Auntie Eliza.
(b) Cousin Adrian.
(c) Uncle Bill.
(d) Cousin Lucy-Vida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sidney?

2. What kills Frederick Barker?

3. What is the narrator's mother's given name?

4. How many sisters does the narrator have?

5. How many children does Alice give birth to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bunty "torn" at the beginning of Chapter Three?

2. What happens to Ruby in the back yard during the party?

3. Why does Nell keep the children from leaving for the train station?

4. What happens to Frederick Barker?

5. How are the babies fed?

6. What "improvements" does Rachel make to the Barker family and home after she arrives to help out?

7. Why has Ruby moved into Gillian's room?

8. What does Ruby witness their last morning on holiday that she probably shouldn't have?

9. Describe Mrs. Carter.

10. Who was Bunty's first choice to be her husband?

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