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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Cataract.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not attend the wedding of Winston's mother and father?
(a) Winston's great-grandfather
(b) The local clergy
(c) His mother's parents
(d) His father's parents

2. How many European soldiers are mobilized in the first week of WWI?
(a) 22 million
(b) 500,000
(c) 14 million
(d) 6 million

3. Where is Winston sent in 1895?
(a) Canada
(b) Japan
(c) Cuba
(d) Austrailia

4. How old is Winston when his brother is born?
(a) 2
(b) 9
(c) 6
(d) 13

5. The British Empire begins with their discovery of what?
(a) West Indies
(b) Australia
(c) The United States
(d) Newfoundland

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Winston feel about the office Asquith offers and being cut off from the war?

2. What brings the family back to London?

3. The Turks threaten to blow up which city?

4. Women in the late 1800s in London have a hard time obtaining what?

5. The book begins with the British Army retreating to which town?

(see the answer key)

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