Characters
Vocabulary
Context I
Context II
Vocabulary II
100
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Who is Ada?
100
What does persistence mean?
What is never giving up or continually trying?
100
What is a synonym for frail?
What is fragile?
100
Why does Ada hide that she is teaching herself to walk from her mom?
What is she is hopeful that her mother will accept her, smile at her and call her clever if she shows mam that she accomplished this feat.
100
What is a synonym for gaily?
What is happily?
200
The last name of Ada, Jamie and Susan.
What is Smith?
200
What is a synonym for frail?
What is fragile?
200
“Somehow Christmas was making me feel jumpy inside. All this talk about being together and being happy and celebrating—it felt threatening. Like I shouldn’t be part of it. Like I wasn’t allowed. And Susan wanted me to be happy, which was scarier still.” Why is Christmas making Ada feel jumpy and anxious?
She is not used to kindness or being loved. She is uncomfortable with the positive attention and signs of affection because her mother's abuse only taught her fear and ugliness.
200
When does Ada "escape in her mind?"
What is when her mother puts her in the cupboard or beats her?
200
What is a synonym for "nicked?" Jamie nicked some apples from the cart in town.
What is stole?
300
Who is Susan grieving?
Who is Becky?
300
What is a clubfoot?
What is a condition when a child's foot is turned inward and twisted out of shape?
300
When was Ada seen as a hero through the eyes of the town?
What is when she identified the spy on the beach?
300
Why were Ada and Jamie the only children not chosen by the volunteer families at the train station?
What is their mother had not taken care of them and they were dirty and sad?
300
What is the American English word for loo?
What is a toilet?
400
What is the name of Becky's horse?
What is Butter?
400
What is an American English synonym for "queue?"
What is a line, as in "to wait in line?"
400
What war is going on? Who is threatening to bomb London?
What is World War II? Who are the Nazi Germans?
400
What are two reasons that you think Ada's mother is so abusive to Ada?
What is ____________
400
What is prejudice? Can you give two examples?
What is a preconceived opinion not based on fact or actual experience?
500
What is the name of Margaret's groom who works with their horses?
Who is Fred Grimes?
500
What is a shilling?
What is a former British coin and monetary unit worth a twentieth of a pound?
500
Explain this sentence: "My bad foot is a long way from my brain."
What is - people always assume Ada is not intelligent because she was born with a physical deformity. She is reminding people that she is more than her physical limitation; she is actually extremely smart.
500
Why couldn't Ada "bear to be called beautiful" by Mrs. Smith?
What is because her mother always called her a horrible, ugly monster?
500
What is rickets?
What is a weakening/softening of the bones due to a deficiency of vitamin C?
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