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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. How many stairs were in the house in Earls Court?
(a) 65.
(b) 36.
(c) 48.
(d) 52.

2. What was the name of Aunt Dorothy's dog?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Haley.

3. In Chapter 30, why will the man who served in Falmouth not hire Gilbert?
(a) The job is already filled.
(b) Gilbert does not have good enough English.
(c) Gilbert does not have the right qualifications.
(d) Gilbert might have to talk to a white woman.

4. In Chapter 31, who was told not to return to his local church because his skin was too dark?
(a) Martin.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Edward.

5. How many men were killed in the basha fire in Chapter 42?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Queenie's mother rise every morning to make pork pies?

2. What is the farthest that Hortense can be from the fire to feel the heat?

3. How many sons did Maxi have?

4. Who does Queenie remind Hortense of?

5. In Chapter 43, how long did Bernard get in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Queenie marry Bernard?

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

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

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

5. What was the house like that Queenie moved into when she married Bernard?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 39, what was known about a riot in Calcutta?

10. How does Gilbert wake Hortense in Chapter 20?

(see the answer keys)

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