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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many gold teeth does Gilbert have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What uniform did Gilbert wear when he was a school boy?
(a) White shirt, tie, khaki short trousers, and long white socks.
(b) White shirt, tie, navy short trousers, and navy socks.
(c) White shirt, tie, khaki short trousers, and navy socks.
(d) White shirt, tie, navy short trousers, and long white socks.

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

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

6. What were Gilbert and his shipmates focused on when they traveled to America?
(a) Women.
(b) Sanitary conditions.
(c) Seasickness.
(d) Food.

7. How long did Hortense know Gilbert when they decided to marry?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

8. 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) Peggy.
(c) Meg.
(d) Molly.

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

10. How much older is Michael Roberts than Hortense?
(a) 30 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 18 months.

11. How many months did Gilbert have a to share room a small room when he first returned to London in Chapter 19?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. In Chapter 2, on what floor is the toilet?
(a) Basement.
(b) 1st.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

13. What time did Hortense's boat arrive in Chapter 2?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 6:30 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

14. In Chapter 10, where does Gilbert sleep the first night after Hortense arrives?
(a) Under the table.
(b) Bed.
(c) Armchair.
(d) Floor.

15. In Chapter 15, what was the name of man Gilbert returned to a farm?
(a) Davis.
(b) William.
(c) Melvin.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the school where Hortense taught after college?

2. In Chapter 14, where was Gilbert supposed to drive to pick up shock absorbers?

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

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

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

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