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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Gillian while Ruby is in the kitchen?
(a) At a piano lesson.
(b) At school.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) On her bed upstairs.

2. Who takes a long time to come to tea on Christmas Eve?
(a) George.
(b) Nell.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Gillian.

3. Which of these is not one of the dogs Jack worked with?
(a) Pep.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Betsy.

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

5. Why do Ruby's knees begin to hurt?
(a) She has been playing too much jumprope.
(b) She fell off her bike.
(c) She has been praying so much.
(d) She has been forced to scrub the kitchen floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical figure does Ruby compare Bunty to?

2. What does Adrian do for a living?

3. Where does Ruby find her mother during the reception?

4. Who is Alice's oldest child?

5. Which color does Ruby say is "the color of memory"?

(see the answer key)

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