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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hortense think Queenie and other English women are wearing when they go shopping in Chapter 33?
(a) Old morning dress.
(b) Old bathrobe.
(c) Old. smock.
(d) Old housecoat.

2. What does a woman think GIlbert dropped and returns to him in Chapter 32?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Navy glove.
(c) Black glove.
(d) Mitten.

3. In Chapter 30, why will the man who served in Falmouth not hire Gilbert?
(a) The job is already filled.
(b) Gilbert does not have good enough English.
(c) Gilbert might have to talk to a white woman.
(d) Gilbert does not have the right qualifications.

4. In Chapter 3, where does Michael Roberts go after the hurricane?
(a) England.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Kingston.
(d) United States.

5. What did Gilbert mistake some insects for in Chapter 19?
(a) Brooch.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Ring.
(d) Necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Gilbert remember that his father was sober?

2. What was the name of a woman Queenie gave some furniture to in Chapter 27?

3. Where did Flight Sergeant Thwaites have an angry red birthmark?

4. What type of plane did Gilbert think he saw in Chapter 15?

5. How did Aunt Dorothy die?

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