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

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

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

4. What sinks in Chapter 23?
(a) Firedrake.
(b) Ark Royal.
(c) Royal Oak.
(d) Athenia.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what does Ada see from a tall hill that she climbs with Butter?
(a) The village.
(b) Lady Thorton's.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 37, how many of Lady Thorton's horses have to be put down?

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

3. What does Susan try to give Jamie before he leaves in Chapter 41?

4. In Chapter 37, how many horses does Lady Thorton sell?

5. Why did Margaret say that her cook quit in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Jamie and Ada get in their Christmas stockings?

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

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

8. In Chapter 26, what does Grimes find to make it easier for Ada to ride and how does it help?

9. How do Ada, Jamie, and Susan decorate their Christmas tree?

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

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