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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Daisy upon her arrival in England?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirteen.

2. What is "scooting around" the yard behind a bunch of ducks?
(a) Geese.
(b) Cats.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Dogs.

3. What does Daisy say all the kids are thinking though no one says it out loud?
(a) That they're afraid of what's going to happen.
(b) That they don't care about the war.
(c) That they wish someone would take them in.
(d) That they want to stick together.

4. Where did Miss Valerie Greene work as a teacher?
(a) New York City High School #27
(b) West Side Christian Academy.
(c) Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
(d) Nightingale-Bamford School for Girls.

5. What is the statue in one corner of the garden?
(a) A gnome.
(b) A Grecian lady.
(c) A stone angel.
(d) A frog.

6. Why doesn't anyone wear seat belts when they're in the vehicle on the way to their outing in Chapter 5?
(a) There aren't any seat belts.
(b) They are wearing seat belts.
(c) There are too many kids and not enough seats.
(d) There isn't a law requiring them.

7. Who brings Daisy blankets for her bed?
(a) Piper.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Edmond.
(d) Aunt Penn.

8. Where does Daisy live in New York?
(a) Elm Drive.
(b) Central Avenue.
(c) Eighty-Sixth Street.
(d) Martin Luther King Boulevard.

9. What does Daisy do during the trip from the airport to her cousins' farm?
(a) Asks questions about the family.
(b) Listens to the radio.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Answers questions about her family.

10. Why does Daisy say the family gets four pints of milk as part of their daily rations?
(a) They are only getting two.
(b) Because they're children.
(c) Because they are contributing goat milk to the supplies.
(d) Because there is plenty of milk available.

11. What is there for lunch the first time Daisy meets Aunt Penn?
(a) Peas and cornbread.
(b) Soup, cheese and bread.
(c) Meat, bread and chips.
(d) Fried potatoes and sliced tomatoes.

12. What does Piper give Daisy when they go for a walk around the farm for the first time?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A newborn kitten.
(c) A bunch of flowers.
(d) A chicken egg.

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the rumors being circulated about the Queen?
(a) That she's bearing up.
(b) That she's breaking down.
(c) That she's one of them.
(d) That she's in prison.

14. What do the two men do when they discover Osbert is the oldest person on the premises?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Say they'll send military officials.
(c) Say the children will have to live with relatives.
(d) Say they'll look for Aunt Penn.

15. How old is Osbert when Daisy arrives in England?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Daisy expect will meet her at the London airport?

2. What is the name of the dog in the photo with Aunt Penn and Daisy's mother?

3. What is the smell Daisy detects from outside the night she and Piper are reading "Flashman"?

4. Which of the following was one of the precautions written on the flyer the children received with their rations?

5. What is the news Osbert has when he enters the house after Daisy has written a letter to Leah?

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