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Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What had Wilf considered a suicide mission for soldiers?

a)

being a stretcher bearer

b)

volunteering to fight

c)

drinking water

d)

eating food in the barracks

2.

How did Joe find Georgie at King's Cross?

a)

Maggie told him where to look.

b)

The doctor had told Joe Georgie was missing so he was out looking for him.

c)

He was out running errands.

d)

He had followed Alfie and Georgie to the train station.

3.

Why had Mr. Janacek moved from Prague to London?

a)

for a job

b)

for love

c)

for money

d)

for a doctor

4.

What did Mr. Grace call his stick with which he smacked the students?

a)

Excalibur

b)

Potter

c)

Strength

d)

Mortimer

5.

What did Margie ask the Prime Minister?

a)

when the war would end

b)

if he thought those with shell shock were lying

c)

if he knew a war was going on

d)

all of the above

6.

What was 14278?

a)

Georgie's Army number

b)

Alfie's phone number

c)

the amount of money in the bank

d)

the winning lottery number

7.

Why were the signposts in England gone?

a)

from the fire

b)

from the bombings

c)

so enemies would not find their way around

d)

none of the above

8.

On what road did Alfie live?

a)

Freedom Road

b)

Samsondale Road

c)

Damley Road

d)

Elm Road

9.

On what birthday of Alfie's did the war start?

a)

his third birthday

b)

his fifth birthday

c)

his first birthday

d)

his seventh birthday

10.

What had been the only time Alfie had been at King's Cross before shining shoes?

a)

when Georgie got his information about leaving after signing up for the war

b)

when the family left for vacation

c)

when Granny Summerfield moved

d)

when Alfie became ill

11.

When Joe said he could not help Alfie get his father out of the hospital, what did Alfie accidentally do in Joe's house?

a)

He burst a pillow so all its feathers flew out.

b)

He spilled milk.

c)

He dropped a water glass.

d)

He broke a vase.

12.

How did Margie sacrifice for Alfie?

a)

initially by becoming a Queen's nurse

b)

by taking in laundry

c)

by foregoing gooseberry jam

d)

all of the above

13.

Why had Mrs. Milchin called Margie Summerfield a traitor?

a)

She married a German.

b)

She stole from her.

c)

She begged the army to leave Mr Janacek and Kalena alone.

d)

She worked for the enemy's hospital.

14.

How did Granny Summerfiield get Joe's father to stop hitting Joe and his mother?

a)

She organized a group of men from the block to set the father straight.

b)

She called the police.

c)

She got him into a treatment plan.

d)

She shot him.

15.

Who chatted with Alfie as he headed to the hospital to see his father that very first time?

a)

Marian Bancroft

b)

Melissa Watson

c)

Daisy Liverpool

d)

Josephine Harding

16.

Who was Mr. Podgett's son?

a)

Fred

b)

Billy

c)

Matthew

d)

Jonathan

17.

What had Wilf lost because of the war?

a)

his brother

b)

his leg

c)

his uniform

d)

all of the above

18.

In what situation did Alfie first spot Georgie in the hospital?

a)

in a wheelchair

b)

with a walker

c)

with a cane

d)

in a hospital bed

19.

How did Alfie learn his father was in the hospital?

a)

from the doctor's flying papers

b)

from his mother

c)

from the newspaper

d)

from Joe

20.

Which was true about Margie?

a)

Margie slapped the neighborhood kids.

b)

Margie slapped Alfie only once in her life.

c)

Margie never slapped anyone.

d)

Margie slapped Alfie all the time.