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

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

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

4. How much older is Michael Roberts than Hortense?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 30 months.
(d) 1 year.

5. What did Gilbert mistake some insects for in Chapter 19?
(a) Earrings.
(b) Ring.
(c) Brooch.
(d) Necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that Queenie start proceedings to declare her husband deceased when he did not return after the war?

2. What were Gilbert and his shipmates focused on when they traveled to America?

3. How often did Gilbert remember that his father was sober?

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

5. How many students were in the first class that Hortense had to teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gilbert struggle to find a place to leave when he returned to England, and how did he finally find a place?

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

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

4. Who were Hortense's parents?

5. Who was the principal of the teacher-training college in Kingston?

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

7. Who raised Hortense and why?

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

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

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

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