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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. How old is Jamie in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Jamie say that he used to play at St. Mary's?

3. What does Miss Smith serve for dinner in Chapter 10?

4. What does Miss Smith serve after they put up the blackout curtains in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 12, where does Jamie find the key to the storeroom next to the stables?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does Ada's mother send her when she wants to punish Ada?

2. In Chapter 4, how does Ada describe the train?

3. Why do the church bells go off in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 11, what three things does Ada say happen during the week?

5. In Chapter 14, why does Miss Smith say that Ada is not stupid?

6. What does the doctor say about Ada's foot in Chapter 8?

7. Why does Miss Smith accuse Ada of lying in Chapter 16?

8. In Chapter 19, what birth dates does Miss Smith give for Ada and Jamie when registering for identity cards and why?

9. In Chapter 21, why does Grimes say that Butter would not do more than walk?

10. What does Ada see that Jamie has to describe for her and how does he describe it in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Ada and Miss Smith have handicaps. What handicaps do they both have, and how do those handicaps affect their lives and how they respond to life?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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