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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. Who builds an Anderson shelter in Susan's back garden in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 34, what film does Ada say that Susan took her and Jamie to see?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 40, when do the sirens start?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Ada greeted when she rides through the village in Chapter 32?

3. Why are the village children evacuated in Chapter 37?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 23, why does Susan tell Ada that the next time they go to the movies, they will wait in the lobby until the newsreel is over?

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

9. What does Ada see from the hill in Chapter 39?

10. Why does Ada hide under a bed after breaking the sewing machine?

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 is able to help catch a spy. Why do people consider Ada to be a hero? How does being considered a hero change Ada’s perspective about herself?

Essay Topic 3

Susan tells Ada that there are different types of truth in Chapter 46? What different types of truth are there? What does Susan mean by that statement?

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