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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. In Chapter 16, what rank was a white American soldier who told Gilbert to salute a superior officer?
(a) Specialist.
(b) Private Second Class.
(c) Private.
(d) Private First Class.

2. When Hortense arrives in England, how long has it been since she has seen Gilbert?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, where was Gilbert told to sit in a theater?

2. How old was Hortense when she left the government upper school?

3. Where did Hortense go to teacher's college?

4. How much older is Michael Roberts than Hortense?

5. In Chapter 2, how long was the shift that Gilbert worked before Hortense arrived?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, what news did Hortense receive of Michael Roberts?

8. In Chapter 14, why were some Black GIs going to Nottingham instead of Lincoln to meet some girls?

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

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

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