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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 type of plane did Gilbert think he saw in Chapter 15?
(a) Whitworth.
(b) Courier.
(c) Envoy.
(d) Lancaster.

2. 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) Maybe in her 50s.
(b) Very old.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) Probably in her 40s.

3. What does Gilbert do when Hortense changes into her nightgown in Chapter 10?
(a) Goes in the hall.
(b) Puts his hands over his eyes.
(c) Puts a scarf over his eyes.
(d) Turns his back.

4. Where were the Black soldiers from that Gilbert saw in Chapter 14?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Florida.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Hortense's mother?

3. Who shot Arthur in Chapter 17?

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

5. In Chapter 2, how long was the shift that Gilbert worked before Hortense arrived?

(see the answer key)

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