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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unbearable Bassingtons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Major flatter with attention to make Emily jealous?
(a) A flapper.
(b) A maid.
(c) A model.
(d) A ballerina.

2. What happens to the young buzzards at the end of "The Forbidden Buzzards"?
(a) They were eaten.
(b) They were traped.
(c) They were stolen.
(d) They were shot.

3. What bird, according to "Birds on the Western Front," is attracted to the rats and mice?
(a) Cranes.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Barn owls.
(d) Gulls.

4. What kind of sandwiches are Francesca and her brother eating at the opening of "The Unbearable Bassington"?
(a) Egg.
(b) Cress.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Ham.

5. Who does the former farmer marry?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A lion-tamer's widow.
(c) A madame of a brothel.
(d) His best friend's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles do the children at Toad-Water have to walk to school?

2. How many times does the orchestra play "The Chaplet"?

3. Who "sat immersed in mature flirtation" on a bench facing the Northern Pheasantry?

4. On what street does Francesca Bassington live?

5. Who "harms" the buzzards at the end of "The Forbidden Buzzards"?

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