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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) Mumbai.
(b) Chennai.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Bangalore.

2. How old was Bernard's mother when she died?
(a) 39.
(b) 42.
(c) 37.
(d) 44.

3. How did Aunt Dorothy die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Fell down a flight of stairs.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Stepped in front of a bus.

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

5. What does a woman think GIlbert dropped and returns to him in Chapter 32?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Black glove.
(c) Navy glove.
(d) Mitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 34, how long has it been since Queenie has seen Bernard?

2. In Chapter 27, what was the name of the woman who begged a warden to find her fiance who was lost behind a toppled wall?

3. What step are the boarders at Queenie's supposed to step over because it creaks?

4. What was the name of a woman Queenie gave some furniture to in Chapter 27?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What luck did Gilbert have finding a job, and where did he finally get a job?

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

4. Why was Bernard accused of deserting his post in Chapter 42?

5. Why is Hortense confused when Queenie says that she is not ashamed to be seen on the street with her?

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

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

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

9. Who was Maxi?

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

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