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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 time did Hortense's boat arrive in Chapter 2?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

2. What was the name of Hortense's mother?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Alberta.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Bertha.

3. In Chapter 9, how long after Hortense arrives does Mr. Todd come to see Queenie?
(a) About 10 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) Not 5 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

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

5. How many rooms does Gilbert where he is staying when Hortense arrives?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color gloves is Hortense wearing in Chapter 2?

2. How many months did Gilbert have a to share room a small room when he first returned to London in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 16, how many GIs are incensed when GIlbert and Queenie have tea?

4. Where did Flight Sergeant Thwaites have an angry red birthmark?

5. How old was Gilbert when he learned to drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What analogy did Gilbert use to explain why he joined the RAF?

3. In Chapter 10, what sound does Hortense hear once she is in bed, and what is the noise?

4. What were Butchers' Association trips?

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

6. Why is Queenie frustrated, yet grateful, to Mr. Todd?

7. Who were Hortense's parents?

8. What business did Gilbert's mother have and why?

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

10. When Gilbert returned from the war, where were his siblings?

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