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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. Who did Bernard do patrol duty on a hangar with in Chapter 40?
(a) Charan and Chatresh.
(b) Arun and Ashok.
(c) Balveer and Banjeet.
(d) Fariq and Fitan.

2. What was the name of a woman who clutched two small children who cried for their mother to make the banging stop so they could sleep in Chapter 27?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Martha.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Priscilla.

3. In Chapter 37, what did the troops get when the Japanese surrendered?
(a) 3 day holiday and 3 day beer ration.
(b) A day holiday and 2 day beer ration.
(c) 1 day holiday and 1 day beer ration.
(d) 2 day holiday and 4 day beer ration.

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

5. What mortal wound was on a body that Maxi and Bernard were supposed to move in Chapter 38?
(a) Slit throat.
(b) Head wound.
(c) Back wound.
(d) Chest wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, where is Gilbert supposed to make a delivery?

2. How old was Bernard's mother when she died?

3. What does Hortense think Queenie and other English women are wearing when they go shopping in Chapter 33?

4. In Chapter 24, what was the name of Queenie'e elocution teacher?

5. What does a woman think GIlbert dropped and returns to him in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bernard think about his future as he sailed home?

2. In Chapter 41, who did Bernard speak to who escaped the basha, and what did the man tell him?

3. Why did Bernard volunteer for the military rather than be conscripted?

4. Where did Queenie start working and what was her job like?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Queenie say about Arthur in Chapter 28?

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