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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. What do Jamie and Ada get from a lady at the school when they arrive?

2. In Chapter 6, what covers the furniture in the house that Ada and Jamie are taken to?

3. In Chapter 15, how long does Margaret say that she is to exercise Jonathan's horse?

4. How old is Ada at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What does Ada make for her mother in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Ada notice about tables at the tea shop, and what does she think when Miss Smith explains?

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

3. What does Ada see when she looks in a mirror at the train station bathroom?

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

5. In Chapter 16, why is Miss Smith worried about Ada?

6. In Chapter 10, what does Ada do when she goes outside?

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

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

9. What does the house look like in Chapter 6 that the billeting officer takes Ada and Jamie to?

10. Why is Stephen White surprised to see Ada at the school yard with the other kids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ada is very jumpy around Miss Smith, and she is terrified when she or Jamie do something wrong. Why does Ada act this way? What does this suggest about Ada to Miss Smith?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Susan tells the children that they saved her life. How do the children save Susan’s life emotionally and physically?

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