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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. What is Miss Smith leaving off from in Chapter 9?

2. What color shoes does Ada get in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 16, what time does Ada get home?

4. What do Jamie and Ada eat for breakfast in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the doctor that sees Ada and Jamie in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Smith help Ada and Jamie after they take a bath in Chapter 7?

2. What does Ada see when she looks in a mirror at the train station bathroom?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what happens when a plane screams overhead?

4. In Chapter 11, what three things does Ada say happen during the week?

5. In Chapter 9, who does Miss Smith say that Becky was?

6. In Chapter 14, why does Miss Smith say that Ada is not stupid?

7. In Chapter 20, how does Ada feel when Miss Smith puts her arm around Ada?

8. What does Jamie say about all the kids leaving in Chapter 2?

9. In Chapter 12, how does Ada manage to get on and ride Butter?

10. What does Ada see that Jamie has to describe for her and how does he describe it in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ada and some of the evacuees are looked down upon because they are different from village children. What type of prejudice do Ada and other children experience? How does the prejudice affect Ada differently from the other children?

Essay Topic 3

Both Ada and Miss Smith have handicaps. What handicaps do they both have, and how do those handicaps affect their lives and how they respond to life?

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