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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Daisy say is the only member of the house who isn't suspicious about her relationship with Edmond?
(a) Isaac.
(b) The mailman.
(c) Piper.
(d) Osbert.

3. What is the drink Edmond brings to Daisy when she wishes for something cold to drink?
(a) Root beer.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Lemonade.

4. What does Daisy say is the thing that "mostly" changes everything?
(a) The war.
(b) Edmond.
(c) Her father's marriage.
(d) Her mother's death.

5. Who does Daisy discover is providing the food being rationed to the families in the area?
(a) The English military.
(b) The German military.
(c) She doesn't know.
(d) The American military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sound Daisy can hear from below on the first night they stay in the lambing barn?

2. What are the items Daisy and Edmond buy in the village the day after the war officially begins?

3. How old is Osbert when Daisy arrives in England?

4. What kind of blanket does Daisy use on her bed?

5. What book prompts Piper's decision they have to find and cook all their own food?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three details about the farmhouse.

2. Describe Daisy's first meeting with Major McEvoy and why he gives her information she requests.

3. What are the facts Daisy learns about Aunt Penn's death and what does Daisy say about Aunt Penn and her sister?

4. Describe the reunion between the girls and Jet.

5. Why does Daisy say she doesn't talk about the war?

6. What is the reaction of the children when the army officials first invade their home and what is the comparison Daisy makes to the Nazis?

7. Describe the conversation in which Piper asks Daisy if she loves Edmond.

8. Describe the trip between the farm where all the dead bodies were and Piper's house.

9. Describe the scene in which Piper asks Daisy to go with her to the barn.

10. Why doesn't Daisy make a comment about Edmond's smoking when she meets him for the first time?

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