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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 does Queenie remind Hortense of?
(a) A minister's wife.
(b) A teacher Hortense had in primary school.
(c) Mrs. White.
(d) Mrs. Ryder.

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

3. Where did Bernard and his father have their rooms when Queenie moved in?
(a) Attic.
(b) First floor.
(c) Basement.
(d) Second floor.

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) Brown cloth.
(b) Navy cloth.
(c) Black wool.
(d) Blue wool.

5. How many children are in the family that Mrs. Newman has to take in after their home is bombed?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 37, what did the troops get when the Japanese surrendered?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter 33, what color hair does the grocer have?

4. What was Eugene falsely accused of in Chapter 31?

5. What does Gilbert make for Hortense in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does renting a room from Queenie become burdensome?

2. Why was Bernard accused of deserting his post in Chapter 42?

3. What examples does Gilbert remember of friends who were victims of discrimination in Chapter 32?

4. What was the house like that Queenie moved into when she married Bernard?

5. Who was Maxi?

6. How did Queenie describe a family that lost their home in the bombings and were sent to live in her neighbor's house?

7. What did Queenie say about Arthur in Chapter 28?

8. Where did Queenie start working and what was her job like?

9. Why did Queenie marry Bernard?

10. What supplies finally arrived after the war was over in Chapter 40?

(see the answer keys)

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