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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much older is Michael Roberts than Hortense?
2. When Michael returned from boarding school in Chapter 3, what color dress did Hortense wear?
3. In Chapter 19, how many men did Gilbert have to share a room with when he returned to London?
4. What time did Hortense's boat arrive in Chapter 2?
5. When Gilbert sees Kenneth in Chapter 2, who does Gilbert think threw Kenneth out again?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the house like where Hortense goes to find her husband in Chapter 1?
2. What did Hortense do when she left her government upper school?
3. Why did Gilbert struggle to find a place to leave when he returned to England, and how did he finally find a place?
4. In Chapter 14, why were some Black GIs going to Nottingham instead of Lincoln to meet some girls?
5. What was the worst hardship Gilbert had to put up with when he went into the RAF?
6. Who was the principal of the teacher-training college in Kingston?
7. What were Butchers' Association trips?
8. How does Gilbert look when Hortense arrives in England?
9. In Chapter 10, what sound does Hortense hear once she is in bed, and what is the noise?
10. How did Gilbert manage to leave a tea shop when some GIs were hassling him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Queenie decides to give up her baby. Why does Queenie decide to give up her baby? What does the decision reveal about her character and English society?
Essay Topic 2
Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in Small Island? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Hortense to understand?
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