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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 the train take Bernard and the troops in Chapter 35?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Bangalore.
(d) Chennai.

2. Where did Bernard and his father have their rooms when Queenie moved in?
(a) Basement.
(b) First floor.
(c) Attic.
(d) Second floor.

3. In Chapter 38, what was the name of a man who refused to pick up a corpse?
(a) Pierpoint.
(b) Holdsworth.
(c) Weatherford.
(d) Roberts.

4. What was Eugene falsely accused of in Chapter 31?
(a) Loitering.
(b) Attacking an old lady.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Pushing an old lady.

5. In Chapter 39 during a riot in Calcutta, how many were killed?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 200,000.
(c) Thousands.
(d) 150,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Queenie remind Hortense of?

2. How many sons did Maxi have?

3. In Chapter 20, how does Gilbert wake Hortense?

4. Where did Bernard work before he joined the RAF?

5. What does Hortense put under the broken chair in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Queenie describe a family that lost their home in the bombings and were sent to live in her neighbor's house?

2. What does Gilbert ask Hortense to do before he gets home?

3. Why does renting a room from Queenie become burdensome?

4. What supplies finally arrived after the war was over in Chapter 40?

5. Who was Maxi?

6. In Chapter 29, when did Arthur speak and what did he say?

7. What is Gilbert pleased to find Queenie Bligh at first?

8. Why did Bernard and the others in his unit get a holiday and three days beer ration in Chapter 37?

9. Why is Hortense reluctant to buy a loaf of bread?

10. In Chapter 43, where was Bernard sent because he left his post?

(see the answer keys)

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