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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the men say rationing will start?
(a) Any day.
(b) Never.
(c) In a few months.
(d) By Christmas.

2. Who does Daisy expect will meet her at the London airport?
(a) Piper.
(b) Edmond.
(c) Aunt Penn.
(d) Isaac.

3. What is the major difference between Isaac and Edmond?
(a) The shape of their faces.
(b) The color of their hair.
(c) The color of their eyes.
(d) One is right handed and one is left.

4. What is under the bed in Daisy's room?
(a) Dust bunnies.
(b) Boxes of books.
(c) A big striped cat.
(d) An extra mattress.

5. What does Edmond say when Daisy asks if he ever thinks about dying?
(a) Never.
(b) Only since the war began.
(c) All the time.
(d) She doesn't ask him.

6. What is the last question Dr. Jameson asks before he leaves?
(a) If the children can help on a nearby farm.
(b) If there is any money in the house.
(c) If the children have someplace to go.
(d) If the children need anything.

7. Daisy gives an example to explain how Isaac connects with animals. How many kittens does the cat in her example have?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

8. Why does the family keep animals, according to Osbert?
(a) For protection.
(b) For decoration.
(c) For showing in the fair.
(d) For food in case of a shortage during the war.

9. How much do Daisy and her driver pay to leave the airport parking lot?
(a) L 33.50
(b) Nothing.
(c) L 23.50
(d) L 13.50.

10. Where is Daisy from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) London.
(d) Boston.

11. What kind of bird does Daisy hear that Edmond identifies for her?
(a) Blue Jay.
(b) Skylark.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Mockingbird.

12. What is the sound Daisy can hear from below on the first night they stay in the lambing barn?
(a) Jet and Gin.
(b) The lambs.
(c) Mice.
(d) The kittens.

13. What did Miss Valerie Greene teach?
(a) Social Studies.
(b) Health.
(c) American Literature.
(d) Science.

14. At the opening of Chapter 11, how much time does Daisy say has passed since the beginning of the war?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Four years.
(c) Fourteen weeks.
(d) Forty-three months.

15. Why does Daisy say "Shrinks don't count" as people who listen to her?
(a) They don't believe what she says.
(b) There aren't any here.
(c) They get paid.
(d) She's never seen one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Penn say the children can do to get some money until she can get home?

2. What does Daisy say about her life before the war?

3. What was the name of the painting Daisy had copied in a class once?

4. What does Daisy say when Edmond asks if she ever thinks about dying?

5. Who is left in the living room with Dr. Jameson when some of the children go to look for medicine?

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