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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, who does Lady Thorton think that the sidesaddle belonged to that Grimes gives to Ada?

2. In Chapter 32, when does rationing begin?

3. What type of vessel does Ada see in early August from the top of the hill in Chapter 39?

4. In Chapter 35, how old does Ada say that Margaret is?

5. What does Ada break in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What alarms Ada at the beginning of winter in Chapter 28?

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

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

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

5. How does Ada get wool to make presents in Chapter 30?

6. In Chapter 36, how does Ada help the soldiers and who helps her?

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

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

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

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

Ada’s mother deliberately mistreats her and Jamie. Miss Smith accidentally mistreats Butter. What is the motive between the mistreatment that Mam and Miss Smith inflict? What difference does motive make when mistreatment happens?

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

The author tells the story from Ada’s point of view. How does telling the story from Ada’s point of view help develop Ada as a character and help readers identify with her and her struggles?

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