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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 26, how many men does Grimes say were lost in the last war?

2. How many die in Chapter 23 when their battleship sinks?

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

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

5. What does Grimes give Ada in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How long does Ada wait for a response to the letter she writes her mother, and what response does she get in Chapter 34?

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

4. What happens to the "Royal Oak" in Chapter 23?

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

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

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 Ada see from the hill in Chapter 39?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why has Ada spent her life in seclusion until she is evacuated, and how has the seclusion affected her development and her life?

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