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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. When Michael returned from boarding school in Chapter 3, what color dress did Hortense wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Pink floral.
(d) Blue plaid.

12. What does Gilbert do when Hortense changes into her nightgown in Chapter 10?
(a) Goes in the hall.
(b) Puts his hands over his eyes.
(c) Turns his back.
(d) Puts a scarf over his eyes.

13. In Chapter 19, how many men did Gilbert have to share a room with when he returned to London?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Queenie's family operate?

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

3. Why did Eustace White take passengers in the newspaper van?

4. When Hortense arrives by boat in England, how long does she wait for Gilbert?

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

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