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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ada's mother hit her when she starts to care for Butter in Chapter 41?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Between the shoulders.
(d) Back.

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

3. What does Susan order for Christmas dinner in Chapter 28?
(a) Duck.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Goose.
(d) Turkey.

4. In Chapter 38, when is the first air raid?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

5. What day does Ada begin working on a present for Susan in Chapter 30?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

6. In Chapter 27, what does Susan make out of an old tweed skirt that used to be Becky's?
(a) Short for Jamie and a riding coat for Ada.
(b) Pants for Jamie.
(c) Skirt for Ada and shorts for Jamie.
(d) Jacket for Ada.

7. In Chapter 29, what do Margaret and Ada soar over with their ponies?
(a) A small stream.
(b) A fallen log.
(c) A 2x4.
(d) Two fallen logs.

8. In Chapter 32, when does rationing begin?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) February.

9. What wakes Ada, Jamie, and Susan in Chapter 36?
(a) Bells ringing.
(b) Shouting in the lane.
(c) Pounding at the door.
(d) Planes overhead.

10. What does Ada do for Grimes in Chapter 24 in exchange for riding lessons?
(a) Work in the afternoons after the lessons.
(b) Work 3 times a week.
(c) Exercise Jonathan's horse.
(d) Clean out the barns.

11. Where does Susan get a Christmas tree in Chapter 29?
(a) Lady Thorton's property.
(b) Vicar brings one.
(c) Somebody's field.
(d) Back garden.

12. How many die in Chapter 23 when their battleship sinks?
(a) 681.
(b) 912.
(c) 833.
(d) 794.

13. What does Ada make for breakfast in Chapter 36?
(a) Sausages.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Toast.
(d) Oatmeal.

14. In Chapter 35, how old does Ada say that Margaret is?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

15. 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?
(a) She recognizes his mustache.
(b) He has a German accent.
(c) His trouser cuffs are wet and full of sand.
(d) She recognizes the clothes he is wearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 41, what does Ada's mother say that the government wants her to pay for having her children evacuated?

2. In Chapter 39, what does a police officer give Ada?

3. Who does Ada write a letter to in Chapter 33?

4. In Chapter 25, what does Ada say that Susan has sewn on the sewing machine?

5. In Chapter 36, how many men does Ada say were trapped at Dunkirk?

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