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The War That Saved My Life Chapters 29-36

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Grimes give Ada?
a)
yarn/wool
b)
Both of these
c)
a special saddle
d)
None of these
2.
Why did Ada get upset about the velvet dress?
a)
She was just being mean.
b)
She didn't want it.
c)
She didn't feel worthy.
d)
She hated Susan.
3.
What did Ada give Miss Smith for Christmas?
a)
a scarf
b)
a dress
c)
a book
d)
chocolate
4.
Ada wrote Mam to ask permission to ...
a)
get a job.
b)
get her foot fixed.
c)
live with Miss Smith permanently.
d)
go to school.
5.
What did Miss Smith do when Ada had a panic attack?
a)
Give her the cat.
b)
Stroke her hair.
c)
Put her to bed.
d)
Wrap her tightly in a blanket.
6.

What did Susan and the children go out in the field to do?

a)

Chop firewood

b)

Find a new location for Butter

c)

Create a hideout

d)

Chop down an evergreen tree

7.

What did Susan want to do for the tree?

a)

string popcorn

b)

leave it bare

c)

make their own ornaments

d)

hange up Becky's old ornaments

8.

What did Maggie suggest to Ada?

a)

She asked for no presents

b)

that she take something of hers to give to Susan

c)

That she make something for Susan's Christmas present

d)

That she not worry about Christmas at all

9.
What is rationing?
a)
A way of sharing so everyone gets what they need
b)
A way of stealing from people
10.
How does Ada feel when she is all dressed up?
a)
like an imposter
b)
she feels perfect
11.

What is the meaning of a shilling?

a)

to be cold

b)

British money

c)

a branch of a tree

12.

What is the meaning of the word elective?

"The surgery was elective."

a)

life or death

b)

AVID

c)

something you choose

d)

where you elect a president

13.
What is changing now that the war has started?
a)
Everyone has a gun.
b)
People are nicer.
c)
There is bombing in the countryside.
d)
There are less fruits and vegetables to eat.
14.

How would you best describe Ada's personality?

a)

stubborn, caring, tough

b)

outgoing, funny, personable

c)

mean, nasty, evil

d)

docile, helpless, nice

15.
Ada's struggle with accepting love is an example of what type of struggle?
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
16.
The setting of London and the English countryside is an example of what part of the plot diagram?
a)
exposition
b)
climax
c)
resolution
17.

Why did Susan hire the vicar's gang of boys to dig up the back garden and shrubs?

a)

To make room for another shelter

b)

To plant an apple tree

c)

to make more room for Butter

d)

to plant a victory garden

18.

What happened to two of Lady Thornton's sons?

a)

They died in WW1

b)

They were off at sea

c)

They died of Typhoid

d)

They were harmed in a horse riding accident

19.

Ada celebrated her pretend_________birthday.

a)

11th

b)

12th

c)

13th

d)

14th

20.

What book did Ada get from Susan?

a)

Anne of Green Gables

b)

The Little Princess

c)

The Wind in the Willows

d)

Where the Red Fern Grows

21.

Who became prime minister in England after Neville Chamberlain?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Vidkun Quisling

d)

Harry Truman

22.

Lady Thornton called for helped when a ship from _______had docked in the village.

a)

London

b)

Denmark

c)

Germany

d)

Dunkirk

23.

What did Ada do first in the village to help?

a)

cleaned wounds

b)

carried a pitcher of water to give to soldiers

c)

organized lines

d)

helped Susan

24.

What did one soldier ask Ada to do?

a)

sing him a song

b)

help him write a letter

c)

keep him company

d)

find him a new bandage

25.

How many British soliders ended up being saved after Dunkirk?

a)

330,000

b)

3,000

c)

150