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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the name of the tenant Hortense bothers when she is looking for a toilet in Chapter 2?
(a) Angela.
(b) Louise.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Jean.

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

4. In Chapter 2, what time did Gilbert go to meet Hortense's boat only to be told he had the wrong time?
(a) 7:30 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of plane did Gilbert think he saw in Chapter 15?

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

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

4. When Gilbert sees Kenneth in Chapter 2, who does Gilbert think threw Kenneth out again?

5. In Chapter 9, how long after Hortense arrives does Mr. Todd come to see Queenie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hortense do when she left her government upper school?

2. What is the house like where Hortense goes to find her husband in Chapter 1?

3. What is the room like where Gilbert is staying and Hortense will be living?

4. How did Gilbert manage to leave a tea shop when some GIs were hassling him?

5. How does Gilbert look when Hortense arrives in England?

6. What did Gilbert and Hortense wear when they were married?

7. What were the Ryders like who ran the school where Hortense worked in Chapter 3?

8. Why do the Smith's move away?

9. Why was Hortense not able to get a job at the Church of England school in Kingston?

10. What was the worst hardship Gilbert had to put up with when he went into the RAF?

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