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WorksheetsChildren of Willesden Lane Chapters 7-26
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why did Lisa leave Peacock Manor?
She missed her home in Vienna.
She wanted to make something of herself.
She wanted to find her parents.
She got caught throwing dirty diapers (nappies) away.
Why was Mr. Hardesty sending kids to the countryside, rather than to London?
They country houses were bigger and could take more children.
The people in the countryside were more willing to take in refugees.
He assumed that London will eventually be bombed.
There were better job opportunities for refugees in the country.
What special memento did Lisa keep in her dresser drawer?
Her charm necklace
A letter from Aaron
A picture of her parents
Her identification card
Who is the cook at Willesden Lane?
Mr. Hardesty
Mrs. Glazer
Mrs. McRae
Mr. Dimble
Who is Lisa’s best friend at Willesden Lane?
Gina
Sonia
Rosie
Malka
Where do Gina and Lisa work together?
Peacock Manor
Bloomsbury House
Mrs. Cohen's Sweet Shop
Platz & Sons garment factory
Who did Lisa work for at Peacock Manor?
Captain Richmond
Mr. Dimble
Mr. Hardesty
Mr. McRae
What did Paul do to try and find a sponsor?
Looked through the phone book and tried to convince people they were his relatives
Went to London and talked with Mr. Hardesty at Bloomsbury House
Asked Lisa and Gina to introduce him to their sponsor
Joined the military in hopes of finding a sponsor after his service.
What was the name of the watch committee that included Lisa, Gina, Gunter, Aaron and Paul?
The Committee of Willesden Lane
The Committee to End All Wars
The Committee to Fight Nazi Reign
The Committee for the Resolution of All Ills
Who eventually found a sponsor for Lisa’s sister Sonia?
Mr. Hardesty, the manager of Bloomsbury House
Mrs. Canfield, the Quaker woman down the street
Mrs. McRae, who worked at Platz & Sons with Lisa and Gina
Gladys, the matron of Peacock Manor
What does Lisa switch to sewing Platz & Sons midway through the story?
Blankets for wounded in the hospital
curtains and bedding
military uniforms
winter coats
Why did Lisa and her friends spend evenings on the roof?
They played music and games to cope with adversity.
They had special picnics with their food rations.
They were plane spotters during blackouts.
They liked to star gaze
Why did the children of Willesden Lane move their bedding back from the convent?
They had not yet been bombed and got tired of waiting.
The convent was bombed and unsafe for living.
Mrs. Cohen needed the children to come back and help take care of the house.
The nuns were coming back and there was no room for the children.
How much meat was each child allowed to eat when the rationing started due to war?
one pound
24 ounces
one kilogram
1/4 pound
Why did Mrs. Cohen’s son, Hans, not need music to play the piano?
He was good at sight reading.
He was blind.
He could play by ear.
He had most of the pieces memorized.
Where did Mr. Hardesty say the children’s parents were when the war broke out?
Mexico
Relocation camps
Shanghai
South America
Why did Gina think her mother might not survive in a relocation camp?
She was in poor health.
She was a spy for the Allies and would be discovered.
She was a journalist and the Nazis didn't want her to tell their story.
She was used to having servants take care of her.
Why did Mrs. McRae wear a black armband at Platz & Sons?
She was fighting for the resistance.
Because she was a supervisor.
Her husband had died.
This showed the children that she was their supervisor,
Instead of going to the bomb shelter, what was Lisa doing when the Germans began bombing London on September 7th?
Practicing the piano
Working at Platz & Sons
Visiting with Mr. Hardesty in London
Purchasing a gift for Aaron
Which of the Children of Willesden Lane signed up to serve in the military’s “rescue squad”?
Johnny
Paul
Gunter
Aaron
Why did Sonia write her letters to Lisa in English, rather than German?
She was forgetting her German after being in England for so long.
She promised to never speak the words of Hitler.
She didn't want the Germans to be able to read her letters if they found them.
She wanted to help Lisa learn more English words as she had done.
When 243 Willesden Lane was bombed and the children couldn’t stay, where did Lisa go?
To the Quaker woman Mrs. Canfield’s home
Back to Peacock Manor, where she first lived when arriving in England
Back to Bloomsbury House, for Mr. Hardesty to help her.
To the house where Sonia was staying in the country
Where did Lisa and Aaron go when she asked for a long lunch break from work?
To see the clock tower
To hear her idol Myra Hess play at the National Gallery
To the Royal Academy of Music
To see Gone With the Wind
Why did Gina quit working with Lisa at the garment factory?
She got a new job as a nanny and was allowed to go to school.
She got a job at the Royal Academy of Music and would learn to play the piano.
She got married to Gunter and moved away.
She got a better paying job at a shop in London.
What happened to Aaron’s father?
He was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp.
He moved to Shanghai.
He was sent to Bergen-Belson concentration camp.
He was killed by the Nazis near the bridge he had built.
What did Johnny, Aaron, and Gunter do to protect Lisa as she played the piano?
They watched from the roof for enemy planes.
They moved the piano to the basement in case the house got bombed.
They watched for Nazis coming near Willesden Lane.
They covered the windows of the house with plywood
What was the announcement in the paper that Mrs. Cohen shared with Lisa?
Applications were being accepted for the Royal Academy of Music.
There was a job opening for a pianist at the Howard Hotel.
There would be a musical performance at Wigmore Hall.
What was the news that Lisa read in the letter from Leo’s cousin in Mexico?
Lisa's parents had been arrested by the Nazis.
Leo and Rosie had a baby girl.
Malka and Abraham were in Vienna.
Leo and Rosie had escaped to Paris and gotten married.
How would Lisa pay the application fee for the audition to the Royal Academy of Music?
Mrs. Cohen talked with Mr. Hardesty and he made a donation.
Johnny, Gunter, and Paul did a fundraiser and paid the fee.
Gina paid the fee from her nanny job.
Lisa paid it from her job at the Platz & Sons.
Who helped Lisa choose the pieces she would play in the competition?
Her piano teacher Mrs. Floyd
Her sister Sonia when she came to visit
Mrs. Cohen’s son Hans
Her piano teacher Professor Isseles
What was the movie that Lisa and her friends went to see?
The Bells of St. Mary's
It's a Wonderful Life
Gone With the Wind
Miracle on 34th Street
What was the gift that Gunter and Hans gave to Lisa?
A silver stopwatch
A necklace with a gold piano charm
A metronome (music timer)
A leather case for her music
How long did Lisa take to prepare for her audition for the Royal Academy of Music?
Six months
One year
Two years
Three months
What happened to Aaron after he and Lisa got into a disagreement?
He got sick with pneumonia and had to go to the hospital.
He was beaten and robbed in London.
He was arrested as an alien and sent to the Isle of Man.
He was sent back to Bloomsbury House.
Who accompanied Lisa to the audition for the Royal Academy of Music?
Hans
Mrs. Cohen
Sonia
Gunter
Why did Lisa feel out of place at her audition?
She was the oldest pianist in the audition.
She was wearing a handmade blue dress instead of a black one like the others.
She did not have the right type of music to play.
The had a heavy German accent and the rest of the students spoke perfect English.
Who read Lisa’s acceptance letter to the Royal Academy at the dinner table?
Gunter
Aaron
Mrs. Cohen
Gina
Where did Aaron take Lisa when he came back from detention camp?
To a movie
To a picnic on the roof at Willesden Lane
To see a concert in London
To see Big Ben clock tower in London
What was the name of Lisa’s new “master teacher” at the Royal Academy?
Mabel Floyd
Peter Floyd
Myra Hess
Professor Isseles
Where did Aaron go after Lisa was accepted into the music academy?
To serve in the fire brigade
To serve in the Military Pioneer Corps
To the United States of America
To Austria to search for his mother and sister
Where would Lisa work after she stopped working at the garment factory?
She would work at the Royal Academy of Music
She would play the piano at the Howard Hotel
She would work with Gina at her nanny job
She would work at a dress shop in London
What happened to Lisa’s friend Paul Goldschmidt?
He died fighting in the war.
He was sent to detention camp on the Isle of Man.
He was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp.
He was injured and sent to the hospital in London.
What gift did Lisa send to Aaron while she was studying at the Academy?
A leather brief case
A gramophone (record player)
An inscribed record of her playing the piano
A portrait of herself
Where did Lisa and Aaron go when the air-raid sirens sounded the alarm in London?
Deep into an underground station
Into the bomb shelter at the Howard Hotel
Inside the Academy of Music
Into the foyer at Bloomsbury House
Who came to listen to Lisa’s music at the Howard Hotel and gave her a calling card?
A French captain and his lieutenants
Gina and Gunter on a date
Mrs. Cohen and Hans
A German civilian named Mr. Golabek
What did the captain say to Lisa that was translated by his lieutenant?
That he wished he could speak English or German
That he wanted to come to her debut concert at the Royal Academy.
She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen
That he would like to hear her play a ballad.
Who gave the victory speech that the war was over?
Winston Churchill
The Queen of England
King George
Prime Minister Chamberlain
How old were Lisa and her sister Sonia when the war was over?
Lisa 25, Sonia 22
Lisa 21, Sonia 18
Lisa 18, Sonia 15
Lisa 16, Sonia 12
Where did Aaron decide to go after the war?
Mexico
South America
Vienna
USA
Out of all the Children of Willesden Lane, whose relative(s) survived?
Gunter’s mom
Paul's parents
Aaron's father
Lisa's parents
At the end of the war, who did Mr. Hardesty take Lisa and Sonia to see?
Their parents, Malka and Abraham
Rosie, Leo, and their daughter Esther
Their aunt and uncle in London
Aaron and his sister
Who now wore the necklace with the gold piano charm that Professor Isseles had given to Lisa?
Her younger sister Sonia
Mrs. Cohen, since she had helped Lisa so much
Esther, Rosie’s daughter
Her older sister Rosie
Where did Lisa play her debut concert?
Wigmore Hall
The Royal Academy
Royal Albert Hall
The Oxford Concert Hall
Who was the special guest that Rosie insist they invite to the concert?
Aaron
Captain Michel Golabek
Mr. Hardesty
Mrs. Cohen
What did Lisa realize as she felt the presence of her mother Malka at the end of her debut concert?
That she missed her mom terribly.
That she had held on to her music, as she had promised.
