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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. In Chapter 27, what does Susan make out of an old tweed skirt that used to be Becky's?

2. Who helps Ada get water to the soldiers in Chapter 36?

3. In Chapter 29, what do Margaret and Ada soar over with their ponies?

4. In Chapter 28, what day of the week does Ada ask Susan to teach her to read?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Susan make in Chapter 27 to help keep Ada's bad foot warm and dry?

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

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

9. What does Dr. Graham tell Ada about the operation she might have to fix her foot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book indicates that the war saved Ada’s life. How did the war save Ada’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Ada’s mother has always told Ada that she will be judged by her handicap inferring that people are judged based upon how they look. How is Ada judged by those who live around her apartment in London? How is she judged by a teacher in the village? How is Jamie judged for writing with his left hand? Why is it harmful to judge people based upon appearance?

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