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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the Hardy family persuaded her parents to allow Myrtle to stay?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Denise.
(d) Georgie.

2. Who sits with the dead body in the back of the van?
(a) Myrtle.
(b) Georgie.
(c) The duck boy.
(d) Rimmer.

3. What does Pompey assist Georgie with?
(a) Operations.
(b) Buying clothes.
(c) Photography.
(d) Driving.

4. What was the man before he became a hermit?
(a) An estate owner.
(b) A cricket player.
(c) A government official.
(d) A ship owner.

5. What does Jones describe as a gloomy edifice?
(a) Gale's Castle.
(b) Blundell Hall.
(c) Hardy Estate.
(d) Miller's Castle.

6. How did Pompey get the scar above his lip?
(a) From fire eating.
(b) From a knife fight.
(c) From the navy.
(d) From boxing.

7. What does Jones consider George to be?
(a) A simpleton.
(b) A homosexual.
(c) A hypocrite.
(d) A sadist.

8. What country did Pompey's father not return from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) India.
(d) Vietnam.

9. Where do Georgie and the duck boy put Mr. Hardy's body?
(a) A van.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A freezer.

10. What is Tuckett's army rank?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Sergeant.

11. What is Potter's role during the operation on the ape?
(a) Knocking it out.
(b) Adminstering the medication.
(c) Handing George the instruments.
(d) Holding it down.

12. Who does Mr. Naughton fall in love with on the ship?
(a) Myrtle.
(b) Georgie.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Annie.

13. What kind of animal does a kind boy hand back to a woman at the show?
(a) A duck.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A dog.

14. What does Mrs. Hardy teach Myrtle?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to ride a horse.
(c) How to swim.
(d) How to knit.

15. What is Mrs. O'Gorman's role in the household?
(a) Cook.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the novel's twelve-year-old orphan?

2. What kind of event has Master Georgie been invited to?

3. What is the name of the hospital where Georgie has been appointed?

4. How does Pompey Jones create havoc in the house?

5. What does Dr. Potter say frightened Annie out of her wits?

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