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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 Queenie's neighbor Mrs. Smith move after Queenie started taking in Black boarders?
(a) Addington.
(b) Crayford.
(c) Etham.
(d) Bromley.

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

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

4. When Michael returned from boarding school in Chapter 3, what color dress did Hortense wear?
(a) Pink floral.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue plaid.

5. In Chapter 2, on what floor is the toilet?
(a) 1st.
(b) Basement.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 2nd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Queenie wear when she goes to the Empire Exhibition?

2. What is the name of the inside girl Queenie's brother stay with when the rest of the family goes to the Empire Exhibition?

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

4. What time were Gilbert and the other West Indian RAF volunteers wakened in Chapter 12?

5. What is the name of the tenant Hortense bothers when she is looking for a toilet in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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