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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Arthur and Queenie play in the evenings after Bernard joined the military?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Chess.
(d) Mahjong.

2. What time did Queenie's mother rise every morning to make pork pies?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

3. In Chapter 27, what was the name of the woman who begged a warden to find her fiance who was lost behind a toppled wall?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Christine.
(c) Tilly.
(d) Olivia.

4. Where did the train take Bernard and the troops in Chapter 35?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Chennai.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Mumbai.

5. In Chapter 20, how does Gilbert wake Hortense?
(a) Shaking her shoulder.
(b) Bumping into the bed.
(c) Calling her name.
(d) Pulling off the covers.

6. In Chapter 26, what house number was destroyed by a bomb?
(a) 28.
(b) 30.
(c) 22.
(d) 34.

7. In Chapter 39 during a riot in Calcutta, how many were killed?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Thousands.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 200,000.

8. How long does Queenie say that Gilbert has been in England in Chapter 22?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) About 5 months.
(d) Not quite 7 months.

9. In Chapter 32, what does a woman give Gilbert to cheer him up?
(a) Lemon drop.
(b) Cough sweet.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Butterscotch.

10. In Chapter 30, where is Gilbert supposed to make a delivery?
(a) King's Cross.
(b) Aldwych.
(c) Bajrnehurts.
(d) Haggerston.

11. What does Gilbert make for Hortense in Chapter 20?
(a) Biscuits and jam.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Toast.
(d) Tea.

12. What time does Gilbert say he will return in Chapter 20?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

13. What was Eugene falsely accused of in Chapter 31?
(a) Attacking an old lady.
(b) Pushing an old lady.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Loitering.

14. What nationality was a pilot captured in Chapter 35?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Italian.

15. In Chapter 24, how often did Bernard Blight start coming into the sweet shop?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Three times a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Twice a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds did a Wellington bomber weight?

2. In Chapter 42, what did Bernard tell the CO George Maximillian was doing in the basha before he caught on fire?

3. In Chapter 31, who was told not to return to his local church because his skin was too dark?

4. 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?

5. What was the name of a woman Queenie gave some furniture to in Chapter 27?

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