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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. Where does Ada sleep the first night she helps soldiers in Chapter 36?
(a) The pub.
(b) The WVS headquarters.
(c) The school.
(d) The library.

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

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

4. What book does Margaret lend Ada in Chapter 32?
(a) Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass.
(b) Black Beauty.
(c) Mary Poppins.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, how many hours does Susan spend sewing?

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

3. What does Ada make for breakfast in Chapter 36?

4. In Chapter 24, when is Jamie's class combined with the other primary class?

5. In Chapter 27 when Susan takes Ada back to the doctor, how much has she grown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ada get hurt when she tries to untack Butter in Chapter 41?

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

3. How do Jamie, Ada, and Susan spend their nights in the shelter in Chapter 39?

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

5. How is Ada greeted when she rides through the village in Chapter 32?

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

7. How does Ada get wool to make presents in Chapter 30?

8. Why does Ada hide under a bed after breaking the sewing machine?

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

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

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