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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jean-Paul Armand?
(a) A French historian.
(b) The postman.
(c) Alice's doctor.
(d) A photographer.

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

3. What does the factory produce where Bunty works during the war?
(a) Helmets.
(b) Gun sights.
(c) Boots.
(d) Bullets.

4. Which of these is not a gift Ruby receives for Christmas?
(a) Pretend jewelry.
(b) A chocolate orange.
(c) A dollhouse.
(d) Roller skates.

5. Why was Frank in the hospital after the second Battle of Ypres?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Septic foot.
(c) Appendicitis.
(d) He'd been shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what church does Ruby get taken to?

2. What does the narrator's mother make for breakfast the morning after her conception?

3. How many children does Alice give birth to?

4. Who puts the children to bed the night after the Coronation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruby witness their last morning on holiday that she probably shouldn't have?

2. How is Bunty treated at Sunday School after missing the outing?

3. What happens to Frederick Barker?

4. Describe Mrs. Carter.

5. What made Nell cry on her honeymoon?

6. What causes Nell to faint in Footnote (ii)?

7. How are the babies fed?

8. How does Auntie Doreen win Patricia over?

9. What mystery surrounding Lillian is revealed at the end of Footnote (ii)?

10. Who was Bunty's first choice to be her husband?

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