U.S. History
Slavery was outlawed in the U.S. after this event.
The U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
Name one of the Allied powers.
United States, France, Great Britain
When does Lily’s diary start?
In the autumn of 1943, during World War II
What was the name of Lily's cat?
Adolphus Tips
What are bloomers?
Underpants
Black people could not go to school with white people (from the end of the Civil War to the 1960’s) due to _____________.
Segregation
Name one of the Axis powers.
Germany, Italy, Japan
Why did Lily and the other students change their opinion of Mrs. Blumfeld?
Her husband died in the War.
Who are the two Black soldiers that Lily makes friends with?
Adie and Harry
What does grumpy mean?
Irritable, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, grouchy
These laws legally enforced racial discrimination in the U.S. from the end of the Civil War (1865) to the 1960’s
Jim Crow Laws
What is the key event that starts World War II in Europe?
Germany (Hitler) invades Poland
Where did Lily and her family move to when the soldiers made them leave town?
Uncle George's Farm
Who is the narrator of the book before Lily’s diary starts? Name and nickname.
Michael, Boowie
What do the soldiers use to keep the villagers away from their farms?
Barbed wire
Why couldn’t Grandma have married Adie once she was of age?
Interracial marriage was illegal in the U.S. until 1967. Grandma was 12 in 1943, so she would have been, for example, 25 in 1959.
What event got the US involved in WWII?
Pearl Harbor
How did Harry die?
His ship was sunk by the Germans while the soldiers were out at sea waiting to do a practice landing. Harry wasn’t found.
What did Lily and the other students call Mrs. Blumfeld at the beginning of the book? Why didn’t they respect her?
The students called Mrs. Blumfeld “Bloomers.” They didn’t respect her because she spoke with an accent, so they saw her as an outsider.
What is a townie? How is this different from an evacuee?
Townies were people who evacuated from London to Slapton. The evacuees are the original villagers who have to leave Slapton.
This doctrine allowed facilities to be separated by race as long as they were equal.
“Separate but equal.”
What European country is the location of D-Day?
Normandy, France
What is a daffodil? What is the significance of the daffodil Lily (Grandma) places in her diary? TWO reasons!
The daffodil marks the day that Harry died AND when she first knew that she loved Adie.
Who managed to change Grandpa’s mind about leaving the farm? How?
Mrs. Blumfeld. She told him her personal story of how she ended up in Slapton, showing him that they had a lot in common, and that she needed his support to win the war and free her people as well as his.
Give two examples of words or expressions in the book that are said differently in British and American English.
Hello - hi, howdy (Southern Am. English), sweets - candy, lorry - truck