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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, was the name of the student that challenged Hortense the most?
(a) Martin Richards.
(b) Vincent Davies.
(c) Alfonse Smythe.
(d) Percival Brown.

3. Where did Queenie's neighbor Mrs. Smith move after Queenie started taking in Black boarders?
(a) Addington.
(b) Etham.
(c) Bromley.
(d) Crayford.

4. Who shot Arthur in Chapter 17?
(a) An MP.
(b) An American private.
(c) A British civilian.
(d) An American specialist.

5. In Chapter 18, what mountains did Gilbert see when he returned home from the war?
(a) Blue.
(b) Albion.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Fontabelle.

6. Who takes Queenie around the Empire Exhibition while her parents visit on their own?
(a) Cathy and Richard.
(b) Emily and Graham.
(c) Sandra and Will.
(d) Martha and Tom.

7. What news of Michael Roberts did Hortense receive when she was at teacher's college?
(a) His plane was shot down.
(b) He was in France.
(c) He was missing in action.
(d) He was in Canada.

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

9. Where was Mr. Ryder found dead after the hurricane in Chapter 3?
(a) A dtch.
(b) Wrapped around a tree.
(c) A pond.
(d) In what remained of his car.

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

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

12. What time were Gilbert and the other West Indian RAF volunteers wakened in Chapter 12?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

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

14. How many students were in the first class that Hortense had to teach?
(a) 60.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

15. Why did Eustace White take passengers in the newspaper van?
(a) To pay for his medical treatments.
(b) To pay for treatment of his mother's eye condition.
(c) To pay for his wife's medical illness.
(d) To pay for his son's medical treatments.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Gilbert mistake some insects for in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 17, where was Gilbert told to sit in a theater?

4. How many children were in GIlbert's family?

5. What does Queenie wear when she goes to the Empire Exhibition?

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