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

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

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

4. In Chapter 28, what day of the week does Ada ask Susan to teach her to read?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

5. When does Ada stop attracting so much attention in Chapter 40?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, what color dress does Susan make for Ada?

2. In Chapter 27 when Jamie goes to the doctor, how much has he grown?

3. What does Ada break in Chapter 25?

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

5. What type of vessel does Ada see in early August from the top of the hill in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ada see from the hill in Chapter 39?

2. In Chapter 38, why does Ada not like the bomb shelter, and how does Susan try to help?

3. Why does Lady Thorton pound on Susan's door in Chapter 36?

4. In Chapter 36, how does Ada help the soldiers and who helps her?

5. Why are the village children evacuated in Chapter 37?

6. In Chapter 40, why does Ada become a hero?

7. What arrangement does Ada make with Grimes to teach her to ride?

8. What is an Anderson shelter and how does Susan get one?

9. What is the dress like that Susan makes for Ada for Christmas?

10. How does Ada describe the ocean when she sees it in Chapter 22?

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