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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before Nan met Finbarr Mahoney did he trade mackerel for a puppy?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. In 1926, when did Nan write to Finbarr?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) July.

3. What battle did Chilton still remember?
(a) Arras.
(b) Mons.
(c) Marne.
(d) Tannenberg.

4. How did Nan's uncle Jack and Seamus die?
(a) Horse trampled them.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Shed fell on them.

5. Where did Archie meet Agatha at a ball?
(a) Chudleigh.
(b) Brixham.
(c) Teignmouth.
(d) Seaton.

6. How many sisters does Nan have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

7. When was Agatha's car discovered at the lip of the chalk pit below Newlands Corner?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) Wee hours of the morning.
(d) After midnight.

8. How old was Teddy when her parents left her an entire year to travel around the world?
(a) Almost 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) Not yet 5.

9. How many brothers did Chilton have before the war?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

10. How many times since Nan was born had her father gone back to his hometown?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

11. What was the name of Finbarr's dog?
(a) Shandy.
(b) Brady.
(c) Alby.
(d) Sorley.

12. What happened to Finbarr's dog during the War?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Died of old age.
(c) Traded off for provisions.
(d) Got kicked by a horse.

13. What was the name of the couple that ran the Bellefort Hotel?
(a) Myers.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Leech.
(d) Williams.

14. What is the name of Archie's mother?
(a) Peg.
(b) Breca.
(c) Aileen.
(d) Dee.

15. In what village do Archie and Agatha live?
(a) Sunningdale.
(b) Bray.
(c) Warfield.
(d) Pangbourne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms did the London flat have where Nan lived with her parents and sisters?

2. How old was Nan when she found herself on a wintery day in Ireland riding in a borrowed milk wagon?

3. How did Colleen die?

4. Who was the only one in Nan's family who had blond hair?

5. In 1926, what is the name of Nan's neighbor?

(see the answer keys)

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