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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. What day does Ada begin working on a present for Susan in Chapter 30?

2. In Chapter 26, how many men does Grimes say were lost in the last war?

3. In Chapter 34, what does the colonel serve Ada for tea when she joins him and Stephen?

4. In Chapter 27 when Jamie goes to the doctor, how much has he grown?

5. In Chapter 35, how old does Ada say that Margaret is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ada hide under a bed after breaking the sewing machine?

2. What is an Anderson shelter and how does Susan get one?

3. In Chapter 36, how does Ada help the soldiers and who helps her?

4. How long does Ada wait for a response to the letter she writes her mother, and what response does she get in Chapter 34?

5. How does Ada get hurt when she tries to untack Butter in Chapter 41?

6. What alarms Ada at the beginning of winter in Chapter 28?

7. How does Ada get wool to make presents in Chapter 30?

8. Why does Lady Thorton pound on Susan's door in Chapter 36?

9. What does Susan make in Chapter 27 to help keep Ada's bad foot warm and dry?

10. What does Dr. Graham tell Ada about the operation she might have to fix her foot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ada has a struggle to recover from the abuse she has received from her mother. What struggles does Ada face as she recovers from abuse? How do her struggles make her a stronger person?

Essay Topic 2

Miss Smith says that there is a difference between lying and being a liar. What is the difference between lying and being a liar? Why is one acceptable and the other not?

Essay Topic 3

Ada’s mother deliberately mistreats her and Jamie. Miss Smith accidentally mistreats Butter. What is the motive between the mistreatment that Mam and Miss Smith inflict? What difference does motive make when mistreatment happens?

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