Letters from the lighthouse quiz

What is a Kindertransport child?

• A Jewish child that had been evacuated from mainland Europe

• A different name for an evacuee

• An evacuee who was evacuated by train

• Someone who was evacuated to a different country.

What job does Ephraim Pengilly have?

• Shop keeper

• Lighthouse keeper

• Post office worker

• Fisherman

Why was Cliff’s lip bleeding?

• Olive hit him

• The girls were fighting and Olive hit him

• The girls were fighting and Esther hit him

• Esther hit him

Define ‘queasy’.

• Feeling tired

• Feeling sick

• Feeling hungry

• Feeling emotional

How does the author show that the dog likes Cliff?

• By barking at him

• By running around him

• By jumping on him

• By licking Cliff's knee

What was the dog called?

• Tilly

• Rufus

• Pixie

• Lucky

What colour eyes did Ephraim have?

• pale-blue

• muddy-brown

• ocean-green

• Steal-grey

Why was the ladder greasy?

• because it was so cold

• because it was covered in sea spray

• because it was wet from rain

• because of the oils from the lighthouse

Why was Cliff nervous when they arrived at the lighthouse?

• Because it is a new person and is nervous to meet them

• Because he is so close to the sea and cannot swim

• Because he was worried he was going to be hurt again

• Because of the ladder and his fear of heights

What is in the control room?

• Their bedroom

• The light from the lighthouse

• The machines that keep the light functioning

• maps to show how to control the light