The Children of Willesden Lane, chapter 12 test

What does RATIONING mean?

• an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event

• the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.

• a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:

Who was the boy in his early teens w/ neatly combed hair that was wearing sunglasses & sitting in the hostel living room?

• Gunter

• Paul

• Mrs. Cohen's son, Hans.

Did Lisa play, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, for Hans?

• YES

• NO

Why didn't Lisa play the piece, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, for Hans? What was the reason she gave for not doing so?

• Because she was "terrible" at sight-reading

• She didn't have a copy of the piece on hand

• She was too much of a perfectionist to allow herself any more mistakes

How do we know Hans enjoyed Lisa's playing?

• He gave her a standing ovation

• He told her he agreed with his mother that Lisa plays beautifully

• He cried shortly after her performance

When did Lisa realize that Hans was blind (visually impaired)?

• As soon as she walked in and saw him wearing dark glasses

• When he asked her to help him to the piano

• Mrs. Cohen told Lisa so

What was the VOW Lisa made after her encounter with Hans?

• To teach Hans how to play the piano in spite of his disability

• To help the blind (visually impaired)

• to use her G-d given gift (musical talent) to the fullest