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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is character, according to Florence Green?
(a) A struggle between courage and cowardice.
(b) A struggle between right and wrong.
(c) A struggle between good and bad intentions.
(d) A struggle between the rich and poor.

2. What alerts Florence to a storm?
(a) Television.
(b) Threatening skies.
(c) Sirens.
(d) A coastguard warning sign.

3. Where does Hardborough's upper class go for cultural events?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Nearby towns.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

4. What does Florence note about the author's name of the book Milo suggests?
(a) It is a town resident's name.
(b) It is a foreign name.
(c) It is an old friend's name.
(d) It is a popular name.

5. Who is in the Old House when Florence returns from a trip?
(a) Sea scouts.
(b) Charles North.
(c) Violet Gamart.
(d) Mr. Thornton.

6. What lesson does nature teach Mrs. Green?
(a) She has the ability to succeed.
(b) She needs to listen to advice.
(c) She is too old to start again.
(d) She has taken on too much.

7. Who services the lending library?
(a) Brompton's book store van.
(b) Local businesses.
(c) London Books by mail.
(d) Private donations.

8. What adjective describes the society party's guests?
(a) Political.
(b) Neighborly.
(c) Influential.
(d) Generous.

9. What was Mr. Green's job when his future wife first met him?
(a) Poetry buyer.
(b) Postman.
(c) Naturalist.
(d) Banker.

10. Where does the society party take place?
(a) The Old House.
(b) The Stead.
(c) The town hall.
(d) The Oyster Shed.

11. What is the Oyster Shed?
(a) A bookshop.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A storage space.
(d) A boat dock.

12. Who establishes a lending library in Hardborough?
(a) Mr. Raven.
(b) Florence Green.
(c) Mr. Brundish.
(d) Violet Gamart.

13. Who is Mr. Deben?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A fish monger.
(d) A salesman.

14. In Chapter 1, how is Old House described?
(a) Rundown.
(b) Renovated.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Haunted.

15. Why does Florence hire Christine?
(a) She needs a shop helper.
(b) She needs a housekeeper.
(c) She needs a cook.
(d) She needs a personal secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Milo North work?

2. At the beginning of the story, what does Hardborough lack?

3. Who visits the bookstore the day before its opening?

4. Who does Florence see when she is on break?

5. Why do the town people warm up to Florence in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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