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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the family take a taxi to the pantomime?
(a) The car had a flat tire.
(b) As a special treat.
(c) Gas rationing.
(d) George wasn't sure how to get there.

2. What was the occupation of Nell's first fiance, Percy?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Policeman.

3. What does Ruby hear scratching at her window the night Bunty comes home?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) The Shop cat.
(c) The Shop parrot.
(d) A squirrel.

4. What were Nell's last words to Ruby?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Shall I put Percy's tea on now?"
(c) "Albert is dead, isn't he?"
(d) "Mind your boots, Lily!"

5. What historical figure does Ruby compare Bunty to?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Nell's children takes her away on holiday in Footnote (v)?

2. On what does Ruby write the essay for her Eleven Plus exam?

3. Who was Rachel?

4. What new band does Patricia discover in the summer of 1963?

5. To what does Bunty compare her new baby to?

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