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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Sandra's mother call Ted's family?
(a) White trash.
(b) Riff-raff.
(c) Social climbers.
(d) Useless.
2. What is the name of Bunty's boyfriend?
(a) Mr. Duncan.
(b) Mr. Belling.
(c) Mr. Havisham.
(d) Mr. Worthington.
3. What apprenticeship has Adrian started in the spring of 1963?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Hairdressing.
(d) Electrical work.
4. What does Albert mention in his postcard that amuses Tom?
(a) The food.
(b) The weather.
(c) The beautiful architecture of France.
(d) The wildlife.
5. Where is Ruby planning to go to university?
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Oxford.
6. What business does George open when the Shop is remodeled?
(a) Books.
(b) Medical Supplies.
(c) Pets.
(d) Wine.
7. What does Patricia discover she is allergic to?
(a) Crabmeat.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Shrimp.
8. What startling sight does Ruby see out the car window as they leave the Scottish farmhouse?
(a) Gillian's ghost.
(b) A huge stag.
(c) A bear.
(d) A bagpiper.
9. Where does Ruby hide after taking the bottle of pills?
(a) Her bed.
(b) The airing cupboard.
(c) Her mother's closet.
(d) The bathtub.
10. How many children do Ruby and Gian-Carlo have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.
11. What strange food did the girls eat at Uncle Tom's the day Pearl died?
(a) Calamari.
(b) Sheep's brains.
(c) Sweetmeats.
(d) Ox tongue.
12. What historical figure does Ruby compare Bunty to?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Joan of Arc.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.
13. What do George and Bunty get Ted and Sandra as a wedding gift?
(a) Linens.
(b) A vase.
(c) A china figurine.
(d) A platter.
14. What is on the calendar Auntie Gladys gave to Ruby for Christmas?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) Pictures of kittens and puppies.
(c) Beach scenes.
(d) Scenes from "Ye Olde England."
15. Why do Ruby's knees begin to hurt?
(a) She has been praying so much.
(b) She has been forced to scrub the kitchen floor.
(c) She fell off her bike.
(d) She has been playing too much jumprope.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what does Ruby write the essay for her Eleven Plus exam?
2. What do they have for lunch?
3. Where does Lillian first live after leaving England?
4. Which color does Ruby say is "the color of memory"?
5. What color is the ensemble that Bunty buys for Ted and Sandra's wedding?
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