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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 does Nell give Jack when he goes off to war?
(a) Her handkerchief.
(b) A lucky penny.
(c) A photograph of herself.
(d) A rabbit's foot.

2. What object does Nell find after the bombing and keep?
(a) A cast-iron skillet.
(b) A silver Coronation teaspoon.
(c) A nice pair of shoes.
(d) Ration coupons.

3. What does Bunty give the family for pudding on Christmas Eve?
(a) Vanilla ice cream.
(b) Pound cake.
(c) Canned peaches.
(d) Rice pudding.

4. What is Nell muttering to herself when Bunty gets home?
(a) Recipe names.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Bible verses.
(d) Her list of to-dos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What new object was bought for Gillian and Ruby to share in their room?

2. How did Percy die?

3. What disease do all of the children get the winter Rachel's baby is born?

4. What chore is Rachel doing at the beginning of Footnote (iv)?

5. How many children does Alice give birth to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mystery surrounding Lillian is revealed at the end of Footnote (ii)?

2. What happens to Lawrence?

3. What happens to Frank?

4. What story do they tell Bunty when they get home?

5. How does Bunty feel about working in the pet shop?

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

7. How is Ruby received when she returns home?

8. What visitors does Bunty receive while in the hospital?

9. How does the narrator feel about the night nursery in the hospital?

10. Where does Bunty find the photographic portrait of her grandmother?

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