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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What movie did Gilbert and Queenie see in Chapter 17?
(a) Gone with the Wind.
(b) The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(c) All Quiet on the Western Front.
(d) Les Miserables.

4. In Chapter 16, how many GIs are incensed when GIlbert and Queenie have tea?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. Who suggested that Queenie start proceedings to declare her husband deceased when he did not return after the war?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father-in-law.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 14, how many packets of Chesterfields does Gilbert get when he gives two Black American soldiers a ride?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

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

11. Where did Hortense go to teacher's college?
(a) Montego Bay.
(b) Portmore.
(c) Kingston.
(d) Spanish Town.

12. In Chapter 16, what rank was a white American soldier who told Gilbert to salute a superior officer?
(a) Private.
(b) Private Second Class.
(c) Specialist.
(d) Private First Class.

13. When Gilbert sees Kenneth in Chapter 2, who does Gilbert think threw Kenneth out again?
(a) Erin.
(b) Noreen.
(c) Colleen.
(d) Aileen.

14. In Chapter 14, where was Gilbert supposed to drive to pick up shock absorbers?
(a) Alconbury.
(b) Grimsby.
(c) Mildenhall.
(d) Greenham.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Celia's father?

3. How many students were in the first class that Hortense had to teach?

4. Where was Mr. Ryder found dead after the hurricane in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Gilbert sleep the first night after Hortense arrives?

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