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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is not a name for the baby suggested by Bunty's sister, Babs?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Anne.

2. Which Coronation guest is George's sibling?
(a) Tom.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Babs.
(d) Bill.

3. What does the narrator's mother make for breakfast the morning after her conception?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Waffles.

4. Who is Walter?
(a) The postman.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The plumber.
(d) The milkman.

5. Which of these is not found in George's bedside table?
(a) A packet of Durex.
(b) Loose change.
(c) Chewing gum.
(d) A note from Bunty.

6. What book does Ruby have with her?
(a) "If I Ran the Zoo."
(b) "Puppies and Kittens."
(c) "Make Way for Ducklings."
(d) "Goodnight Moon."

7. What is Bunty holding as she gives birth?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A lucky penny.
(c) Her husband's hand.
(d) A rabbit's foot.

8. Who is Sidney?
(a) Bunty's brother.
(b) Babs' husband.
(c) The owner of the dress shop.
(d) Betty's boyfriend.

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

10. What story does one of the outing leaders tell, casting the children in it?
(a) "Peter Pan."
(b) "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."
(c) "Alice in Wonderland."
(d) "Robin Hood."

11. To what book does Patricia negatively compare having Auntie Doreen join their holiday?
(a) "Black Beauty."
(b) "Little House on the Prairie."
(c) "Tales of a Thousand and One Nights."
(d) "Little Women."

12. What does Bunty give the family for pudding on Christmas Eve?
(a) Rice pudding.
(b) Pound cake.
(c) Canned peaches.
(d) Vanilla ice cream.

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

14. Which of these people did not find one of Alice's pink buttons?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Tom.
(c) Ada.
(d) Rachel.

15. Which of Nell's children takes her away on holiday in Footnote (v)?
(a) Clifford.
(b) Ted.
(c) Babs.
(d) Bunty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book do the girls play they are in?

2. What one thing did Alice leave for Ada?

3. What has been accidentally left out in the yard overnight?

4. Which of Alice's children secretly took the photograph of their mother from the pile on the table?

5. What kind of store does the narrator's family own?

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