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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who let the visitor(s) into the Old House?
(a) Mr. Raven.
(b) Mr. Keble.
(c) Milo North.
(d) General Gamart.

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

3. Who flatters Florence at the society party?
(a) Milo North.
(b) Mr. Raven.
(c) Mrs. Gamart.
(d) The banker.

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

5. Who is the resident of the the Old House?
(a) Violet Garmet.
(b) Florence Green.
(c) Mr. Brundish.
(d) Milo North.

6. Who thinks that the bookstore is a circulating library?
(a) Wally.
(b) Mr. Keble.
(c) Mr. Brundish.
(d) General Gamart.

7. Who buys a new van to drive to Liverpool Street Station?
(a) Florence Green.
(b) Ivy Welford.
(c) Mr. Raven.
(d) General Gamart.

8. Which two modern products were among those mentioned in Chapter 3?
(a) Typewriters and telephones.
(b) Paperback books and Kleenex.
(c) Radios and automobiles.
(d) Nescafe and television.

9. All EXCEPT which of the following is listed as being the town's lonely?
(a) Marshman.
(b) Reed Cutter.
(c) Naturalists.
(d) Ivy Welford.

10. What does Mr. Deben say to Florence at the kissing-gate?
(a) He wants to help her move.
(b) He wants to negotiate the sale of his shop.
(c) He is glad that she is in Hardborough.
(d) He wants to offer her a job.

11. What does Florence do on a break from the shop?
(a) Goes shopping.
(b) Looks for a small cottage.
(c) Attends a luncheon.
(d) Goes for a swim.

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

13. Why do the town people warm up to Florence in Chapter 2?
(a) They realize she is very wealthy.
(b) They realize she is not an intellectual threat.
(c) They realize she is very intelligent.
(d) They realize she is a relative of Mr. Brundish.

14. At the end of Chapter 3, which of the following describes Florence's attitude towards the Old House?
(a) She is selling the property as soon as possible.
(b) She is frightened and regrets the purchase.
(c) She is resolved to remain at the Old House.
(d) She realizes that it is not suitable for her bookshop.

15. Who wants to use the Old House as an arts center?
(a) Violet Gamart.
(b) Mr. Keble.
(c) Milo North.
(d) Florence Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Florence meet her future husband?

2. Who does Florence meet first at the society party?

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

4. Which of the following characters is NOT a customer of The Bookshop in Chapter 4?

5. Who gives each screw a sharp, delicate tap?

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