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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry says he does in a mild way?
(a) Blow up.
(b) Sigh.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Hyperventilate.

2. What kind of factory does Kathy work in?
(a) A tea factory.
(b) A pie factory.
(c) A coffee factory.
(d) A lace factory.

3. What does Mr. Raynor ask Bullivant to hold out for him?
(a) His hand.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His leg.
(d) His bible.

4. Who does Kathy say she told where to get off?
(a) The owner.
(b) The manager.
(c) The local politician.
(d) The forewoman.

5. What does Harry say is a stroke of God's luck?
(a) His wife didn't ask for a settlement.
(b) His wife walked out on him.
(c) He never had kids with his wife.
(d) He didn't kill his wife.

6. What do the two girls call Ernest?
(a) Saint Ern.
(b) Second Dad.
(c) Uncle Ernest.
(d) Father Ernie.

7. Who does Harry's wife run off with?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A book keeper.
(c) A builder.
(d) A housepainter.

8. What does Smith say the governor is as dead as?
(a) A nail.
(b) A doornail.
(c) A dormouse.
(d) A dodo.

9. What does Ernest need for his job that afternoon?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Perspex.
(c) Rexine.
(d) Cotton.

10. What does Smith say he leaps over while running?
(a) Gates.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Ditches.
(d) Brooks.

11. What kind of weapon does Smith compare Borstal to?
(a) A knife.
(b) A ninja star.
(c) A gun.
(d) A mace.

12. What does the young girl want to eat?
(a) A bicuit.
(b) A cake.
(c) A chocolate.
(d) A sandwich.

13. What does Ernest usually do at 9 o'clock?
(a) Drink a beer.
(b) Sleep for an hour.
(c) Phone his wife.
(d) Eat breakfast.

14. Where does Harry's wife throw his book?
(a) On the fire.
(b) On top of the garbage bags.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) Out of the window.

15. Where is Smith from originally?
(a) Newcastle.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Nottingham.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question Ernest asks the girls?

2. What does Smith say he can taste in the back of his mouth?

3. What does the policeman's voice bring Ernest to the brink of?

4. What does Harry's wife say reading is bad for?

5. How does the author describe the color of Ernest's eyes?

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