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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proves to be the undoing of Florence's shop?
(a) Milo North.
(b) General Gamart.
(c) Florence.
(d) Christine.

2. Who thinks that the book Lolita will never be sold in Hardborough?
(a) General Gamart.
(b) Mrs. Gipping.
(c) Milo North.
(d) Violet Gamart.

3. What is Mrs. Gipping drinking while she talks to Florence Green?
(a) Nescafe.
(b) Vegetable marrow.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Cherry Brandy.

4. Who houses the artwork that is taken from the Old House Bookshop?
(a) The community theater.
(b) Rhoda's dressmakers.
(c) St. Edumund's.
(d) The town hall.

5. How does Florence feel as she leaves the town at the end of the book?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Overjoyed.

6. Who does Florence miss at the Old House?
(a) Milo North.
(b) Mr. Raven.
(c) Mr. Brundish.
(d) The rapper.

7. Which customer receives the only discount given by The Bookshop?
(a) Christine Gipping.
(b) The Primary School.
(c) Milo North.
(d) The community hall.

8. How many copies of Lolita does Florence order?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 400.
(d) 1000.

9. Who has written an article that views Lolita as a masterpiece?
(a) William Blake.
(b) Ivy Welford.
(c) James Waterford.
(d) Graham Greene.

10. What is Florence's middle name?
(a) Ann.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Violet.
(d) Mary.

11. What trait does Mr. Brundish admire in Florence?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Shrewdness.
(c) Courage.
(d) Politeness.

12. What transportation does Florence take to Liverpool Street?
(a) The bus.
(b) The train.
(c) None.
(d) A trolley.

13. Florence recalls an earlier conversation with Mr. Raven. What had he suggested to sell in The Bookshop?
(a) Lolita.
(b) Lord Tennyson's Poetry.
(c) A green plant.
(d) The Town Crier.

14. What does the City Council open in Hardborough?
(a) A fire station.
(b) A dance studio.
(c) A Public Library.
(d) An art museum.

15. Who inspects the Old House?
(a) Mr. Raven.
(b) Mr. Keble.
(c) General Gamart.
(d) John Gipping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will be applying for a job at the new shop?

2. At the end of the story, what is not wanted in Hardborough?

3. According to Florence's calculations what is her current bank balance in pounds at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What do the onlookers say about Christine after she uses the ruler?

5. All EXCEPT who of the following is hostile towards Florence?

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