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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stairs were in the house in Earls Court?
(a) 52.
(b) 65.
(c) 48.
(d) 36.

2. In Chapter 20, what time is it when Gilbert wakes Hortense?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

3. In Chapter 30, where is Gilbert supposed to make a delivery?
(a) King's Cross.
(b) Aldwych.
(c) Bajrnehurts.
(d) Haggerston.

4. Who does Queenie remind Hortense of?
(a) A teacher Hortense had in primary school.
(b) A minister's wife.
(c) Mrs. White.
(d) Mrs. Ryder.

5. In Chapter 30, why will the man who served in Falmouth not hire Gilbert?
(a) Gilbert does not have the right qualifications.
(b) Gilbert does not have good enough English.
(c) Gilbert might have to talk to a white woman.
(d) The job is already filled.

6. Where did the train take Bernard and the troops in Chapter 35?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Chennai.
(d) Mumbai.

7. Where does GIlbert get a job in Chapter 30?
(a) Messenger service.
(b) Garbage collection.
(c) Post office.
(d) Trucking company.

8. In Chapter 25, what scent did Queenie wear?
(a) Gardenia.
(b) Lilly of the Valley.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Rose.

9. In Chapter 30, what does Hortense serve with potatoes?
(a) Butter.
(b) Egg.
(c) Fish.
(d) Beans.

10. What was the name of a woman who clutched two small children who cried for their mother to make the banging stop so they could sleep in Chapter 27?
(a) Martha.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Mavis.

11. Where did the fire start on the basha in Chapter 41?
(a) Roof.
(b) Back wall.
(c) East side.
(d) Outside the door.

12. Where did Bernard and his father have their rooms when Queenie moved in?
(a) Basement.
(b) Second floor.
(c) First floor.
(d) Attic.

13. In Chapter 20, how does Gilbert wake Hortense?
(a) Shaking her shoulder.
(b) Pulling off the covers.
(c) Bumping into the bed.
(d) Calling her name.

14. How many times did Michael Roberts knock on Queenie's door before he left in Chapter 29?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. In Chapter 35, what was the name of Bernard's friend who was a gunner and was shot down in France?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Harold
(c) Reg.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how long does Hortense tells Queenie she and Gilbert have been married?

2. In Chapter 27, what was the name of the woman who begged a warden to find her fiance who was lost behind a toppled wall?

3. In Chapter 34, how long has it been since Queenie has seen Bernard?

4. In Chapter 33, what color hair does the grocer have?

5. How many natives led Maxi and Bernard back to the army camp in Chapter 36?

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