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Year 3 - Practice test: Carrie's War by Nina Bawden

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Carrie and NIck's mum try to make them feel better about going to the country?

a)

She said it'll be fun living in the country instead of the stuffy old city.

b)

She said they'll be amusement parks there

c)

She said they'll be no school there

d)

She said they'll have no rules there

2.

Why did Carrie say that Druid's Grove was bound to be dirty?

a)

It had lots of factories

b)

It had lots of trash and no waste disposal system

c)

It was a coal mining town

d)

It was filled with cars that created a lot of air pollution

3.

What did the large framed notice in Mr. Evans's house say?

a)

Dirty and sloppy habits are an insult to the Lord

b)

The Lord's Eyes are upon you

c)

Want must be your master

d)

A frivolous woman is an abomination in the sight of the Lord.

4.

What did Nick get from Mr. Evans on his birthday?

a)

Gloves

b)

The Bible

c)

Sweater

d)

Guitar

5.

What did Nick get from Auntie Lou on his birthday?

a)

Sweater

b)

Gloves

c)

Book

d)

Piano

6.

What does Albert mean when he says that Hepzibah is a witch?

a)

She can do sorcery and magic

b)

She's evil

c)

She's knowledgeable about herbs and medicines.

d)

She's a bad person

7.

How does Frederick treat Mr Johnny?

a)

He makes fun of him and imitates him

b)

Kindly

c)

He tries to be friends with him

d)

He ignores him

8.

What message did Mrs. Gotobed ask Carrie to give to Mr. Evans?

a)

"I've left a million pounds for him."

b)

"I hadn’t forgotten him. That I hadn’t forgotten he was my own flesh and blood, but that sometimes you owe more to strangers. That I’ve done what I’ve done because it seemed to me right, not because I wanted to spite him.”

c)

"I love you and I'm sorry"

d)

"I'll never forgive him"

9.

Chapter 1: When and why was Carrie last at Druid's Grove?

4 lines
10.

Chapter 1:
Who did Carrie visit at Druid's Bottom when she was a child?

4 lines
11.

Chapter 1:
What happened to Carrie's husband?

4 lines
12.

Chapter 1:
Why did Carrie bring her children to Druid's Bottom?

4 lines
13.

Chapter 2:
What was Carrie’s first impression of the town?

4 lines
14.

Chapter 2:          
How were the living arrangements for the children decided?

4 lines
15.

Chapter 3:

Why wasn’t Nick frightened of Mr Evans?

4 lines
16.

Chapter 3:
Where was Carrie and Nick’s mother living? Why?

4 lines
17.

Chapter 4:

What did Nick think of the Bible Mr Evans gave him for his birthday?

4 lines
18.

Chapter 4:

What was the name of the place where Dilys lived and who was Hepzibah Green?

4 lines
19.

Chapter 5:

How had Mister Johnny come to live at Druid’s Bottom?

4 lines
20.

Chapter 5:
Why did Albert refer to Hepzibah as a witch?

4 lines
21.

Chapter 6: How had the Gotobed family lost their money?

4 lines
22.

Chapter 6:

What happened that made Carrie feel like a traitor?

4 lines
23.

Chapter 7:

Why was Mrs Gotobed wearing a ball gown in the middle of the day?

4 lines
24.

Chapter 7:

Why was Mrs Gotobed wearing a ball gown in the middle of the day?

4 lines
25.

Chapter 8:

What made Carrie think that Mr Evans didn’t like the Americans?

4 lines
26.

Chapter 8:

How had Mr Evans had a hard life?

4 lines
27.

Chapter 8:

What did Carrie learn from observing the conflict between Mr Evans and Mrs Gotobed?

4 lines
28.

Chapter 9:

How did the children know that Auntie Lou was still seeing Major Harper?

4 lines
29.

Chapter 9:

Why was Mr Evans busy tidying the shop?

4 lines
30.

Chapter 10:

How did Mr Evans find out that Mrs. Gotobed had died?

4 lines
31.

Chapter 10:

What did Albert tell Carrie would happen to Hepzibah and Mister Johnny?

4 lines
32.

Chapter 11:

What did Mr Evans think Hepzibah had done?

4 lines
33.

Chapter 11:

How did Carrie know that Mr Evans had been to see Hepzibah before she could get there?

4 lines
34.

Chapter 11:
Why was it important that the Will was located

4 lines
35.

Chapter 12:

What mistake did Carrie make whilst she minded the shop?

4 lines
36.

Chapter 12:
How did Carrie know that Mr Evans could be kind?

4 lines
37.

Chapter 12:
What did the letter from the children’s mother tell them?

4 lines
38.

Chapter 12:
Why did Albert go to see Mr Rhys the solicitor in War Memorial Square?

4 lines
39.

Chapter 13:
Why was Alber angry about the ring Mr Evans gave Carrie?

4 lines
40.

Chapter 14:

What was significant about the ring Mr Evans gave Carrie?

4 lines
41.

Chapter 14:

What did Carrie see out the train window that made her scream?

4 lines
42.

Chapter 14:
Why did Carrie think it was all her fault?

4 lines
43.

Chapter 14: Why didn’t Nick ever speak of Druid’s Bottom to Carrie again?

4 lines
44.

Chapter 15:
Why hadn’t Carrie asked anyone what had happened in the fire?

4 lines
45.

Chapter 15:
How did Hepzibah know that the boy was Carrie’s son?

4 lines
46.

Chapter 15:
How had Mister Johnny’s speech improved?

4 lines
47.

Chapter 15:
What did Hepzibah know about the fire?

4 lines
48.

Chapter 15:
What had happened to Mr Evans?

4 lines
49.

Chapter 15:
What had Albert done for Hepzibah and Mister Johnny?

4 lines
50.

Who is Albert Sandwich?


a)

Mr. Evans’s nephew

b)

A teacher at the school

c)

Another evacuee who becomes friends with Carrie and Nick

d)

The postman in the village

51.

Why are Carrie and Nick evacuated from London?

a)

They are going on a holiday trip

b)

Because of the bombings during the war

c)

Their parents cannot afford to keep them

d)

They want to live with their relatives

52.

What is Druid’s Bottom?

a)

a school

b)

a cave

c)

the shop's basement

d)

a large house where Mister Johnny and Hepzibah live

53.

Who is Hepzibah?

a)

Carrie’s aunt

b)

A servant at Druid’s Bottom

c)

Mr. Evans’s daughter

d)

The school headmistress

54.

What story does Hepzibah tell Carrie and Nick?

a)

A fairy tale about a princess

b)

The legend of the skull curse

c)

A war story

d)

A story about her childhood

55.

Why is the skull kept at Druid’s Bottom?

a)

It’s a historical artifact

b)

It belongs to Mister Johnny

c)

It’s believed to protect the house

d)

It’s part of a Halloween tradition

56.

What is the relationship between Mr. Evans and Mrs. Gotobed?

a)

They are business partners

b)

They were once engaged

c)

They are enemies

d)

They are siblings

57.

Why does Mr. Evans resent Mrs. Gotobed?

a)

She was always favoured by their parents

b)

She inherited the family wealth

c)

She married a rich man and left

d)

All of the above

58.

What does Carrie find out about Mrs. Gotobed’s will?

a)

It leaves Druid’s Bottom to Mr. Evans

b)

It is being changed

c)

It leaves the house to Hepzibah and Mister Johnny

d)

It’s missing

59.

Chapter 12:

What mistake does Carrie make with the will?

a)

She forgets it

b)

She gives it to the wrong person

c)

She believes it’s wrong to deliver it

d)

She throws it in the fire

60.

Where does most of Carrie’s War take place?

a)

London

b)

an army base in France during World War I

c)

A Welsh village during World War II

d)

a country side estate in Scotland during World War II

61.

What do Carrie and Nick discover during their first visit to Druid’s Bottom?

a)

That there’s a legend about a cursed skull

b)

That Mrs. Gotobed has died

c)

That the house will be sold

d)

That Mr. Evans lives there

62.

What does Mrs. Gotobed ask Carrie to do before she dies?

a)

A) Visit the skull one last time

b)

B) Leave the village

c)

C) Hide her jewelry

d)

D) Deliver her will to Mr. Evans

63.

What are the consequences of Carrie’s decision to burn the will?

a)

A) Mr. Evans loses everything

b)

B) Mr. Evans evicts Hepzibah and Mister Johnny

c)

C) Auntie Lou gets married

d)

D) Carrie becomes a lawyer

64.

What does Carrie hear after returning to London?

a)

A) That Mr. Evans died

b)

B) That Druid’s Bottom was sold

c)

C) That Mister Johnny died in a fire at Druid’s Bottom

d)

D) That her mother is moving to Wales

65.

What does Carrie learn when she returns to the village as an adult?

a)

A) That Hepzibah is rich

b)

B) That she was wrong to burn the will

c)

C) That Mister Johnny actually survived the fire

d)

D) That Auntie Lou still lives there

66.

What does Carrie reflect on at the end of the novel?

a)

That her childhood was perfect

b)

B) That guilt and memory shape who we become

c)

C) That war is exciting

d)

D) That she should have stayed in Wales

67.

What is Druid’s Bottom?

a)

A) A haunted forest

b)

B) A small cottage in the woods

c)

C) Mrs. Gotobed’s house where Hepzibah and Mister Johnny live

d)

D) A shop in the village