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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Michael Roberts go after the hurricane?

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

3. Why did Mr. Todd think colored people were coming to England?

4. What news of Michael Roberts did Hortense receive when she was at teacher's college?

5. In Chapter 16, how many GIs are incensed when GIlbert and Queenie have tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who raised Hortense and why?

2. What did Gilbert learn about a man who seemed to be following him in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 4, what news did Hortense receive of Michael Roberts?

4. What did Hortense do when she left her government upper school?

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

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

7. What analogy did Gilbert use to explain why he joined the RAF?

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

9. What did Gilbert and Hortense wear when they were married?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Hortense to understand?

Essay Topic 2

Gilbert calls islands other than Jamaica in the West Indies small islands. Why does Gilbert call other West Indies islands small? How does his view of those islands, Jamaica, and the world change after his military service?

Essay Topic 3

India is under English rule during World War II. What is the political situation in India during World War II? How does colonialism affect India and its citizens?

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