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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ada, Jamie, and Susan have for breakfast Christmas morning?
(a) Eggs and sausages.
(b) Cinnamon rolls and scrambled eggs.
(c) Oatmeal with nuts and dried fruit.
(d) Eggs and bacon.

2. What book does Ada get for Christmas?
(a) Mary Poppins.
(b) Anne of Green Gables.
(c) Black Beauty.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

3. Why did Margaret say that her cook quit in Chapter 29?
(a) To become an ambulance driver.
(b) To become a nurse.
(c) To work in a factory.
(d) To become a medic.

4. On Christmas eve, what do Susan, Jamie, and Ada have for breakfast?
(a) Cinnamon rolls.
(b) Ham.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Tarts.

5. In Chapter 29, what type of decorations do Susan, Ada, and Jamie use for their Christmas tree?
(a) Paper snowflakes and stars.
(b) Pinwheels.
(c) Pinecones and berries.
(d) Paper chains.

6. What does Ada feed Butter in Chapter 28?
(a) Hay.
(b) Oats.
(c) 3-4 flakes of hay and a bucket of grain.
(d) Straw.

7. What does Grimes give Ada in Chapter 30?
(a) Bits of leather.
(b) Wool.
(c) Brads.
(d) Carrots.

8. How many hours a day do the Land Girls work in Chapter 39?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

9. Who helps Ada get water to the soldiers in Chapter 36?
(a) Margaret.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Publican's daughter.

10. In Chapter 36, how many men does Ada say were trapped at Dunkirk?
(a) 325,000.
(b) 425,000.
(c) 370,000.
(d) 400,000.

11. In Chapter 33, how long does Dr. Graham say that Ada would have to stay in the hospital if she has an operation on her foot?
(a) Several months.
(b) A month or two.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

12. What does Susan try to give Jamie before he leaves in Chapter 41?
(a) Jacket.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Piece of a plane.
(d) Book.

13. In Chapter 26, what is the first word that Susan has Ada write?
(a) Walk.
(b) Butter.
(c) Run.
(d) Ada.

14. In Chapter 37, how many horses does Lady Thorton sell?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

15. What type of vessel does Ada see in early August from the top of the hill in Chapter 39?
(a) Rowboat.
(b) Submarine.
(c) Fishing boat.
(d) Battleship.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ada know the man she and a police officer see walking on the road is the man Ada saw on the beach in Chapter 39?

2. What does Ada do for Grimes in Chapter 24 in exchange for riding lessons?

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

4. In Chapter 37, how close is the German army to the village where Susan, Ada, and Jamie are living?

5. In Chapter 32, when does rationing begin?

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