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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McLeish say he might have to work at if he ever loses a lot of money?
(a) British rail.
(b) Butchery.
(c) Building houses.
(d) Singing.

2. What is Ben's build like?
(a) Short and slight.
(b) Tall and heavy.
(c) Short and heavy.
(d) Tall and slight.

3. What nickname does Jo give one of the young men in the wings in Part II?
(a) Swifty.
(b) Gig.
(c) Frogface.
(d) Horselips.

4. Who borrows a cigarette from Ben in Part II?
(a) Sid.
(b) James.
(c) Travers.
(d) Henry.

5. Where does Alec remembering his first kiss with his wife taking place?
(a) Under the bleachers.
(b) At Herod's.
(c) At the opera house.
(d) In a bus shelter by Bexford Park.

6. Who does Alec appeal to for a new job in Part I?
(a) Mr. Enders.
(b) Mr. Richardson.
(c) Mr. Burnham.
(d) Mr. Smythe.

7. What does Alec's mentor tell him that takes Alec by surprise in Part I?
(a) Alec should think about getting married.
(b) Alec might be meant for greater things than the job he is in.
(c) Alec should really become an engineer.
(d) Alec should leave London.

8. What does Ben's favorite nurse give out to the patients?
(a) Jumpers his wife knitted.
(b) Extra drugs.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Candy.

9. What song do the children sing in their class together in Part I?
(a) The Queen's Coronation.
(b) Cotswolds.
(c) Fabrington.
(d) The Black and Tans.

10. Who is Ben's favorite nurse?
(a) Nurse Smythe.
(b) Nurse Hendricks.
(c) Nurse Fredericks.
(d) Nurse Scleric.

11. Who is known as the bully of the children's group in Part I?
(a) Jo.
(b) Ben.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Alec.

12. What illness does Ben suffer with?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Lupus.

13. Who is the headmaster that one of the children challenges in Part I?
(a) Mr. Riddington.
(b) Mr. Hardy.
(c) Mr. Smythe.
(d) Mr. Helberdon.

14. What cause is Alec heavily involved in in Part II?
(a) War remembrance.
(b) Trade union.
(c) Fight for fair elections.
(d) Better benefits for pensioners.

15. What does Vern tell McLeish he wants to build in Bexford?
(a) Opera houses.
(b) Stadiums.
(c) Racetracks.
(d) Skyscrapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs the meeting Alec attends in the end of Part II?

2. Who physically intervenes to save Ben from a possible beating in Part II?

3. What mundane task does Alec do in Part II and make a mess of?

4. What does Alec bring to his older son's room to wake him up in Part II?

5. What catches Val's eye about Mike at first?

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