The War That Saved My Life - Chapter 39-40

Why did Susan light a candle inside a flower pot instead of using a flashlight in the shelter?

• She preferred the warmer light

• Batteries for flashlights were hard to find

• The candle kept the shelter warmer

• Flashlights were banned during air raids

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

What rule did Ada remember when she saw the suspicious rowboat?

• Always take shelter when the sirens wail

• Avoid riding Butter near the beach

• Report anything suspicious at once

• Stay indoors after sunset

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did Ada convince the police officer to take her seriously?

• She showed him the buried suitcase

• She repeated her story twice

• She demanded to speak to his commanding officer

• She threatened to call Susan

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which detail made Ada certain the man had been on the beach despite his perfect English

• He was carrying a suitcase

• He avoided eye contact

• His trousers were wet and full of sand

• He had a British accent

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What was found inside the buried suitcase?

• A map of the coastline

• A German uniform

• A stash of weapons

• A radio transmitter

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How did the village react to Ada after the spy was caught?

• They avoided talking about it

• They doubted her story

• They celebrated her and called her “our little spycatcher”

• They gave her a medal from the Mayor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Susan suggest might have happened to the captured spy?

• He was executed

• He escaped back to Germany

• He was turned into a double agent

• He was sent to prison in London

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Ada later feel her Christmas Day upset over her green dress seemed “a little silly”?

• She realised she had been ungrateful to Susan

• She learned that two RAF pilots from that day had died

• The dress had gone out of fashion

• She behaved like a baby

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which historical event is referenced when Churchill says, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”?

• The Battle of Britain

• The evacuation at Dunkirk

• D-Day landings

• The signing of the peace treaty

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What piece of wartime wreckage did Fred give Ada to take to Jamie?

• A torn parachute

• A bullet casing

• A piece of a German plane

• A pilot’s helmet

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9