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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 was the name of the school where Hortense taught after college?
(a) Excelsior Parish School.
(b) Apex Kindergarten.
(c) Half Way Tree Parish School.
(d) Chetolah Park Primary.

2. In Chapter 10, what does Hortense hear in the attic over her head?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Bats.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Rats.

3. What was Celia's mother wearing in Chapter 4, the first time Hortense saw her?
(a) Rags.
(b) Man's shirt and trousers.
(c) Two dresses.
(d) Long tunic.

4. What did Gilbert remember Queenie serving him when he returned Arthur the first time?
(a) Tea and roast beef.
(b) Tea and roast lamb.
(c) Tea and crusty pork pie.
(d) Tea and beef pie.

5. When Hortense arrives by boat in England, how long does she wait for Gilbert?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 3 1/2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time were Gilbert and the other West Indian RAF volunteers wakened in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 8, what did Hortense say about the age of the woman she stayed with on the night before she left for England?

4. In Chapter 16, what rank was a white American soldier who told Gilbert to salute a superior officer?

5. Why did Eustace White take passengers in the newspaper van?

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