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WorksheetsThe War That Saved My Life: Chpts. 1-4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Why couldn't Ada walk at the beginning of the book?
She had a broken leg.
She had a club foot.
She sprained her ankle.
Why is Ada confined to the one room apartment in London when the story begins?
Mam is ashamed of her clubfoot
Ada has a broken leg and cannot walk
Ada is too ugly to be seen on the streets
Ada is being punished for stealing fruit.
What is the name of Ada's friend?
Stephen
Samuel
Saunders
Sherman
What is the meaning of a flat?
fire station
apartment
farm
What is the meaning of a lane?
a narrow street
the place where airplanes take off
an aisle at the supermarket
When Mam punished Ada where did she put her?
under the stairs
under the sink
in the closet
outside
What character trait best describes Ada's mother?
protective
cruel
patient
selfish
What was Ada doing that angered her mother in chapter 1?
making a mess
talking back
talking to Stephen White
not watching Jamie
Why did Ada's mom say that she did not want her out of the flat?
Ada might get hurt.
It was too much trouble.
She was ashamed of Ada.
Ada could not walk.
What did Ada do to Jamie that made her feel like a monster and like she was turning into Mam?
She tied him up.
She hit him.
She yelled at him.
She lied to him.
What did Billy White, Jamie's friend, tell him?
all the kids were leaving London
Hitler was invading
the school was closing
Stephen White had been called to fight
Why did Ada feel grateful that she had spent the summer learning to walk?
so she could make her mother proud
so she could finally go to school
so she and Jamie could leave together to the country
so she could finally stand up to her mother
What did Ada notice, while riding on the train, after leaving the city?
the dreary sky
all the green
the smoke in the air
the silence
What did Ada tell Jamie she was going to do?
run
go to school
ride a pony
keep him safe
How do you like this book so far?
