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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. What brand of coffee is offered to Florence at the cottage?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Nescafe.
(c) Earl Grey.
(d) Hillsboro.

2. What color dress does Florence order?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

3. Who does Florence see when she is on break?
(a) Christine Gipping.
(b) Violet Gamart.
(c) Milo North.
(d) Occasional book shop customers.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who is upset about another business opening nearby his own establishment?
(a) The bank manager.
(b) Milo North.
(c) General Gamart.
(d) The fishmonger.

5. Who buys a new van to drive to Liverpool Street Station?
(a) General Gamart.
(b) Mr. Raven.
(c) Florence Green.
(d) Ivy Welford.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how is Old House described?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, a storm seems imminent. How much damage is sustained by the storm in Chapter 4?

3. What does Florence use to dry the tears of the child in the schoolyard?

4. Who believes that Mrs. Green has the "ability to chance some 'unlikely' things"?

5. What does Florence do on a break from the shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Florence Green is facing a major decision about using her inheritance to open the bookshop. What factors must she consider before she decides the action she should take?

2. Why is Milo North glad that Florence is visiting him?

3. How does Mrs. Gamart try to persuade Florence to rethink her decision to establish the shop?

4. At the gathering, Is Lord Gosfield vocal about his support for Violet Gamart? Give appropriate details to support your answer.

5. Why is this meal appropriate for a resident of Hardborough?

6. Who wants to prevent Florence from moving into the Old House and opening a shop? Why?

7. Describe Florence Green's self image.

8. Why are the books arranged to the front of the shelves?

9. How does Florence intend to use the oyster shed? Why is this an unwise decision?

10. What happens during "ten minutes on a Tuesday morning the the end of March?"

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