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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the porter see in his dream?
(a) The body of a child.
(b) The bodies of dead IRA soldiers.
(c) The bodies of three poisoned dogs.
(d) The body of his dead father.

2. According to Everard, what are he and Heloise playing at?
(a) Being happy.
(b) Being dead.
(c) Being old.
(d) Being retired

3. What will Lucy have from now on because of her injuries?
(a) An ugly scar.
(b) An aversion to the woods.
(c) A limp.
(d) A wheelchair.

4. What does Lucy hope will return when she walks on the strand?
(a) Her parents.
(b) The summer.
(c) The dog.
(d) The happy days of the previous year.

5. What does Bridget enjoy?
(a) A nap.
(b) A fuss.
(c) A drink.
(d) A party.

6. What is the name of the Gault house in Ireland?
(a) Crossmolina.
(b) Castlebar.
(c) Ballina.
(d) Lahardane.

7. What are the Captain's only assets?
(a) Shares in a shipping office.
(b) The house.
(c) Bonds from before the war.
(d) A stash of gold bars in London.

8. What book has Lucy recently finished reading?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Vanity Fair.
(c) Sense and Sensibility.
(d) War and Peace.

9. What is carved on the trees?
(a) E.G.
(b) P.L.
(c) H.G.
(d) L.G.

10. Where is the Gault family originally from?
(a) Cheshire.
(b) Kent.
(c) Lincolnshire.
(d) Norfolk.

11. Where was the porter shot?
(a) In the back.
(b) In the stomach.
(c) In the shoulder.
(d) In the leg.

12. Why does the porter change his occupation?
(a) To leave his current town.
(b) To become busier.
(c) He injures his back shoveling coal and has no choice.
(d) To make more money.

13. Where does Captain Gault shoot the boy?
(a) In the right shoulder.
(b) In the left leg.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the head.

14. What does Heloise long for?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Exile.
(c) A new life.
(d) Death.

15. When do the Gaults leave?
(a) August, 1919.
(b) December, 1920.
(c) September, 1921.
(d) October, 1922.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country do the Gaults travel to?

2. How does Heloise feel?

3. What does the recruit ask for directions to?

4. What type of cigarette does Henry smoke?

5. In what month does the porter experience a cold day?

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