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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Daisy say she doesn't tell everyone about her meetings with Edmond in Chapter 18?
(a) She believes they might think she's crazy.
(b) She doesn't want to share the time.
(c) She can't be sure it's Edmond.
(d) She doesn't realize what's really happening.

2. What does Major McEvoy say was one of the first things to be taken over by the enemy?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Trains and planes.
(c) Petrol.
(d) Food.

3. What does Daisy say she and Piper do to pass the time in Chapter 28?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Stay alive.
(c) Read.
(d) Search for Edmond.

4. What does Daisy say has become a "fanatic compulsion"?
(a) Walking eight miles a day.
(b) Keeping the blankets dry.
(c) Touching each other at night.
(d) Finding enough berries to eat.

5. Who is Albert?
(a) The eighteen-year-old soldier who drives the girls to the McEvoy's.
(b) The fourteen-year-old McEvoy boy who is away at school.
(c) The four-year-old son of Mrs. McEvoy.
(d) The eight-year-old son of the McEvoy's neighbor.

6. What does Daisy see Baz doing one night at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Kissing Mrs. McEvoy.
(b) Keeping watch over her and Piper.
(c) Stealing food.
(d) Cleaning his gun.

7. Where is Jet when Piper and Daisy are leaving the McEvoy house?
(a) In the truck.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the pasture.
(d) He can't be found.

8. What is the final thing Daisy says to Edmond as she and Piper are being taken away?
(a) I love you.
(b) Please come with me.
(c) Don't worry, I'm not leaving.
(d) I'll find you.

9. How long does the occupation last?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Eleven weeks.
(d) Thirty-nine days.

10. Why are Daisy and Piper at the house on the day the telephone rings?
(a) They were looking for food.
(b) They were cleaning the house.
(c) Piper wanted a bath.
(d) They were hoping Edmund had returned.

11. Why is Jet such a valuable commodity?
(a) He alerts the family to intruders.
(b) He chases animals out of the garden.
(c) There is no fuel for the vehicles used to herd animals.
(d) He is trained to carry messages.

12. What does Daisy learn from Edmond about the time she "hears" the cry of a newborn baby?
(a) That the baby survived.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That the baby was ill.
(d) That the baby died.

13. How does Daisy know they have reached the late to Gateshead Farm?
(a) They find a sign.
(b) It's written on the map.
(c) A teenage girl gives them directions.
(d) Piper recognizes it from her dream.

14. Who is the one person Daisy believes she recognizes among the dead at Gateshead Farm?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Mrs. McEvoy.
(c) Dr. Jameson.
(d) Aunt Penn.

15. Why is the milking of cows on area farms a problem since the war began?
(a) There aren't enough people to milk the cows.
(b) The cows are so scared from the shooting they've stopped giving milk.
(c) The milking barns in the area have all been bombed.
(d) There's no electricity to run the milking machines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy feel when she thinks back on Joe's death later that night?

2. What does Daisy use as a lid when she and Piper are cooking their meal over a fire in Chapter 25?

3. What does Daisy say she prays for in Chapter 27?

4. What is the topic Daisy discusses with many of the soldiers during their days in the barn?

5. How long does Daisy have to travel to reach England when the borders are opened again for travel after the war?

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