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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Hazel graduate from Cambridge?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1948.

2. Which of the nurses who were at Binsey during the war died a year after the war?
(a) Frances Arkwright.
(b) Imogene Wright.
(c) Lilly Carnigan.
(d) Maeve Muldoon.

3. In Chapter 28, who is singing on the radio when Hazel and Kelty arrive at Harry's studio?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Bobby Darin.
(c) Ray Charles.
(d) Otis Redding.

4. How many women are in a punting boat on the river in Chapter 21?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What princess does Harry tell a story about in Chapter 21?
(a) Frideswide.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Eadgifu.
(d) Adelaide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does Flora turn six?

2. Where was the McWorter's son killed in a battle?

3. What does Flora do in Chapter 38 while Hazel goes to London to see Kelty?

4. In Chapter 24, when does Hazel and Flora's mother plan to visit them in Binsey?

5. When was the meadow in Binsey transformed into an operation to help the British Expeditionary Force and allied troops who had been saved at Dunkirk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hazel decide to go to Henley-on-Thames?

2. When does Harry tell Hazel that he came to find her once?

3. Why is the rector not living in his house in Chapter 21?

4. What does Wren think he and Peggy should do after she shows him the telegram from Hazel (that Kelty sent)?

5. Why does Lord Arthur Dickson call Hazel from Sotheby's in Chapter 25?

6. What do Hazel and Harry learn about Imogene and Iris's husbands?

7. What are some things Hazel, Flora, Harry, and Birdie do after the soldiers leave?

8. How does Bridie celebrate St. Brigid's Day or Imbolc?

9. What does Hazel's mother tell her and what does Hazel see when she goes to London to see Kelty?

10. What does Hazel learn about Harry in November 1946?

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