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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hortense when she left the government upper school?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

2. What was the name of a woman who clutched two small children who cried for their mother to make the banging stop so they could sleep in Chapter 27?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Mavis.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Martha.

3. What did Gilbert remember Queenie serving him when he returned Arthur the first time?
(a) Tea and roast lamb.
(b) Tea and roast beef.
(c) Tea and beef pie.
(d) Tea and crusty pork pie.

4. After the bombing in Chapter 29, what is the arm clothed in that Queenie steps on as she is led to an ambulance?
(a) Navy cloth.
(b) Brown cloth.
(c) Blue wool.
(d) Black wool.

5. What was the name of the school where Hortense taught after college?
(a) Excelsior Parish School.
(b) Chetolah Park Primary.
(c) Half Way Tree Parish School.
(d) Apex Kindergarten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Hortense's boat arrive in Chapter 2?

2. What uniform did Gilbert wear when he was a school boy?

3. Where was Hortense born?

4. How many children were in GIlbert's family?

5. In Chapter 26, what house number was destroyed by a bomb?

(see the answer key)

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