Goodnight Mister Tom - Chapter 18

When Willie has a nightmare, what do four people in white want to do to him?

• Bury him alive.

• Inject him with a needle.

• Give him medicine.

• Lock him in a closet.

How old was Tom when he and Rachel had a baby together?

• 18

• 20

• 25

• 30

What does Tom like to say to Willie whenever Willie is trying to get better at something?

• Good things come to those who wait.

• Better late than never.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• Everything has its own time.

Answer explanation

They ent had much use," commented Tom, noticing the anxious frown on Will's face.

"They'll git stronger. Remember . . ." but Will finished the sentence for him.

"Everythin' has its own time," and he laughed.

It was good to see Will smile again. It made Tom feel lively, rejuvenated.

Zach took a large gulp from his tea and gave a yell as it burned his lip.

"I know, you don't have to tell me," he said, catching Tom's eye. "Look before you leap," and he blew on it and sipped it hurriedly.

What do you think the idiom "look before you leap" means?

• A person should wait until their food is not too hot before drinking it.

• A person should consider the consequences before they act.

Answer explanation

Parents like to say "look before you leap" to children all the time in the U.S.

Does Mister Tom look before he leaps when he kidnaps Willie in chapter 17?

When the two friends are talking, what does Zach say that Willie has lost?

• His mother.

• His London accent.

• His hair.

• His paintings.

Answer explanation

"I say, you've lost your London accent. You've gone all yokel."

"Have I?"

"Miss Thorne will have the screaming abdabs when she hears you. She gives elocution

lessons now, to the dramatics group."

Why says he doesn't like girls, but Zach points out that Willie does like the twins Carrie and Ginnie. How does Willie say that Lucy is different from them?

• He says Lucy is not beautiful.

• He says Lucy is too young.

• He says Lucy is mean to him.

• He says Lucy is lovey dovey.

Answer explanation

Will scowled.

"You don't like her very much, do you?"

"It ent that," said Will squirming. "It's jes', it's jes' . . . She's a girl."

"So are the twins."

"They're different. They ent, they ent ..."

"Lovey dovey?"

"Yis. Lovely dovey," and he couldn't help but laugh at his own embarrassment.

When Willie visits Zach later in the chapter, what is Zach doing?

• Zach is fixing a bicycle.

• Zach is drawing.

• Zach is writing a book.

• Zach is sleeping.

Answer explanation

He found Zach covered with oil and surrounded by soiled rags and small tools. Propped

upside down on its handlebars was an old bicycle.

"I've nearly got it working, you know. This is the first mechanical thing I've ever done in my

whole life. I'm determined to complete something once and for all."

At the end of the chapter, where does Zach want to go?

• To the library.

• To school.

• To the mountain.

• To the sea.

Answer explanation

When he and Tom arrived at the cottage, they found Zach waiting for them in the front

garden, with the old bicycle.

"I've fixed it. I've actually fixed it," he announced proudly. "I say, Mister Tom," he added,

giving a broad grin, "how far is it to the sea?"