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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. What did Arthur and Queenie play in the evenings after Bernard joined the military?
2. After the bombing in Chapter 29, what is the arm clothed in that Queenie steps on as she is led to an ambulance?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 29, what did Michael Roberts forget at Queenie's house?
5. In Chapter 20, what time is it when Gilbert wakes Hortense?
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 did Queenie say about Arthur in Chapter 28?
3. In Chapter 29, when did Arthur speak and what did he say?
4. Where did Queenie start working and what was her job like?
5. Why is Hortense confused when Queenie says that she is not ashamed to be seen on the street with her?
6. Why did Bernard and the others in his unit get a holiday and three days beer ration in Chapter 37?
7. What did Bernard think about his future as he sailed home?
8. What luck did Gilbert have finding a job, and where did he finally get a job?
9. What is Gilbert pleased to find Queenie Bligh at first?
10. What was Queenie's life like until her Aunt Dorothy rescued her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Refugee families are moved into Queenie’s neighborhood. How do neighbors react when refugee families are billeted in the neighborhood? Why are the neighbors so upset about having refugee families in the neighborhood?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Small Island, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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