Good Night, Mr. Tom | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1, "Meeting"

1. In Chapter 1, what is on the sleeve of the woman's coat?

An armband.

2. At the beginning of the novel, what is standing at the large iron gate of Tom's home?

A small group of children.

3. What is the mother's concern for her child's placement in Chapter 1?

That he be placed near a church.

4. What is hanging around Willie's neck?

A cardboard label.

5. How is Tom described in Chapter 1?

Average height and stocky.

6. How old is Tom?

In his sixties.

7. How old is Willie?

Eight.

8. What does the word mackintosh refer to in chapter 1?

A jacket.

9. What does Tom's front door look out onto?

A graveyard.

10. What does Tom cook for WiIlie on that first day?

Bacon.

11. What does WIllie discover is missing from Tom's house?

The sounds of traffic.

12....
(read more)