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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 25, what does Ada say that Susan has sewn on the sewing machine?
2. In Chapter 37, how close is the German army to the village where Susan, Ada, and Jamie are living?
3. How long has Grimes wife been dead?
4. How does Ada know the man she and a police officer see walking on the road is the man Ada saw on the beach in Chapter 39?
5. Where does Ada's mother hit her when she starts to care for Butter in Chapter 41?
Short Essay Questions
1. What alarms Ada at the beginning of winter in Chapter 28?
2. What happens to the "Royal Oak" in Chapter 23?
3. 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?
4. What does Dr. Graham tell Ada about the operation she might have to fix her foot?
5. How does Ada describe the ocean when she sees it in Chapter 22?
6. Why does Ada hide under a bed after breaking the sewing machine?
7. Why does Lady Thorton pound on Susan's door in Chapter 36?
8. How do Ada, Jamie, and Susan decorate their Christmas tree?
9. How does Ada get wool to make presents in Chapter 30?
10. How long does Ada wait for a response to the letter she writes her mother, and what response does she get in Chapter 34?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The title of the book indicates that the war saved Ada’s life. How did the war save Ada’s life?
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
When Ada breaks the sewing machine, she is terrified and goes to hide under a bed. How does Ada punish herself in that situation? How often does Ada use self-punishment for imagined wrongs that she does and why? How does she finally learn to deal with her mistakes without punishing herself?
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