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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Ada falls in Chapter 3, how many more blocks does she have to walk to the school?
2. What is Margaret's brother Jonathan doing for the war in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 11, what does Miss Smith tell Ada that her last name is?
4. What does Ada make for her mother in Chapter 1?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 18, where does Jamie have an injury?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, who is Stephen White staying with?
2. How does Miss Smith help Ada and Jamie after they take a bath in Chapter 7?
3. What does Ada see when she looks in a mirror at the train station bathroom?
4. How is Ada crippled?
5. What does the doctor say about Ada's foot in Chapter 8?
6. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what happens when a plane screams overhead?
7. In Chapter 16, why is Miss Smith worried about Ada?
8. In Chapter 21, why does Grimes say that Butter would not do more than walk?
9. What does the doctor say about Jamie and Ada when he examines them in Chapter 8?
10. In Chapter 12, how does Ada manage to get on and ride Butter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several times characters make it clear that Ada’s physical handicap does not affect her mind. Who tries to indicate that Ada is mentally handicapped because of her clubfoot? What does Ada do and learn that proves she is not mentally challenged?
Essay Topic 2
Ada is very jumpy around Miss Smith, and she is terrified when she or Jamie do something wrong. Why does Ada act this way? What does this suggest about Ada to Miss Smith?
Essay Topic 3
When Ada and Jamie first go to live in the country, Jamie wants to go home to London, but Ada does not. Why does Jamie want to go home and Ada does not? What do their feelings reveal about what home has been for them before moving to Susan’s home?
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