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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hortense when she left the government upper school?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

2. In Chapter 17, where was Gilbert told to sit in a theater?
(a) Last two rows.
(b) Back.
(c) Last row.
(d) Balcony.

3. Why did Mr. Todd think colored people were coming to England?
(a) Educational opportunities.
(b) Teeth and glasses.
(c) Political stability.
(d) Economic security.

4. At the end of Chapter 11, where did frigates, corvettes, warships, troop carriers, and destroyers marshal for the convoy across the ocean?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) Greeland.

5. In Chapter 2, how long was the shift that Gilbert worked before Hortense arrived?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 9 hours.

6. Where was Gilbert sent to a military camp after he enlisted?
(a) Georgia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Texas.
(d) Virginia.

7. What did Mr. Philip Roberts do for a living?
(a) Wholesaler of dry goods.
(b) Wholesaler of groceries.
(c) Wholesaler of fabrics.
(d) Wholesaler of lumber.

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

9. How long must the banns be published for a marriage?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

10. What type of business did Gilbert's mother start to support the family?
(a) Cake.
(b) Pastry.
(c) Bread.
(d) Cookie.

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

12. Where did Flight Sergeant Thwaites have an angry red birthmark?
(a) Left forearm.
(b) Face.
(c) Scalp.
(d) Right forearm.

13. What is the name of the inside girl Queenie's brother stay with when the rest of the family goes to the Empire Exhibition?
(a) Annie.
(b) Meg.
(c) Molly.
(d) Peggy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news of Michael Roberts did Hortense receive when she was at teacher's college?

2. Who shot Arthur in Chapter 17?

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

4. How old was Arthur Bligh when he died?

5. In Chapter 4, was the name of the student that challenged Hortense the most?

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