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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 kills Rachel's baby?
(a) Polio.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) A seizure.

2. Which of these is not a game Mrs. Reeves has planned for the beach outing?
(a) Bocce.
(b) Three-legged races.
(c) Team rounders.
(d) Beach cricket.

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

4. What was the occupation of Nell's first fiance, Percy?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Policeman.

5. To what book does Patricia negatively compare having Auntie Doreen join their holiday?
(a) "Black Beauty."
(b) "Little Women."
(c) "Tales of a Thousand and One Nights."
(d) "Little House on the Prairie."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alice's oldest child?

2. How many sisters does the narrator have?

3. What one thing did Alice leave for Ada?

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

5. With whom are Bunty and George staying after Gillian's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of a man is Walter the butcher?

5. How does Auntie Doreen win Patricia over?

6. How is Ruby received when she returns home?

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

8. What causes Nell to faint in Footnote (ii)?

9. What kind of man was Frederick Barker?

10. What kind of church does Auntie Babs attend?

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