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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the tenant Hortense bothers when she is looking for a toilet in Chapter 2?
(a) Angela.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Louise.
(d) Jean.

2. In Chapter 14, where was Gilbert supposed to drive to pick up shock absorbers?
(a) Mildenhall.
(b) Alconbury.
(c) Greenham.
(d) Grimsby.

3. Where was Hortense born?
(a) 1-story house.
(b) Wooden hut.
(c) Hospital.
(d) 2-story house.

4. When Michael returned from boarding school in Chapter 3, what color dress did Hortense wear?
(a) Pink floral.
(b) Blue plaid.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

5. In Chapter 8, what did Hortense say about the age of the woman she stayed with on the night before she left for England?
(a) Middle-aged.
(b) Probably in her 40s.
(c) Very old.
(d) Maybe in her 50s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hortense when she left the government upper school?

2. What is the name of Celia's father?

3. In Chapter 14, how many packets of Chesterfields does Gilbert get when he gives two Black American soldiers a ride?

4. When Hortense arrives in England, how long has it been since she has seen Gilbert?

5. What does Queenie wear when she goes to the Empire Exhibition?

(see the answer key)

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