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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 17, where was Gilbert told to sit in a theater?
(a) Last row.
(b) Balcony.
(c) Last two rows.
(d) Back.

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

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

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

5. What did Mr. Philip Roberts do for a living?
(a) Wholesaler of groceries.
(b) Wholesaler of lumber.
(c) Wholesaler of fabrics.
(d) Wholesaler of dry goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hortense hurt herself when she followed a man she thought was Michael in Chapter 5?

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

3. In Chapter 19, how many men did Gilbert have to share a room with when he returned to London?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who were Hortense's parents?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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