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What is the name of Tom's dog?
Sammy
What is most frustrating for Tom about William when they spend their first day together?
His timidness/not speaking
What age is Will when he first meets Mr Tom?
8
What does Mr Tom builds in the garden because of the war?
A bomb shelter
When did WW2 start?
1939
What is the name of the doctor?
Dr Little
What are blackouts in the novel?
a covering for the window to keep houses dark to avoid being spotted by planes overhead
What is Will very good at?
Drawing
What is something Will draws in the church?
An eagle in a storm
What year did WW2 end?
1945
What is Zach's full name?
Zacharias Wrench
Will passes out in Chapter One because he thinks Mr. Tom is going to do THIS.
Burn him with a poker
The name of the first play Will acts in
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
What object does Will carry from Zach.
A poem
What was the first country invaded by Hitler?
Poland
Who is Rachel?
Tom's deceased wife
What are two objects that Will brought with him from his mother's in London?
belt, Bible, thin clothing
What is the name of the part of London where Will is from?
Deptford
What is something Will got for his birthday that he had never owned before?
His own book (other than the Bible) The Wind in the Willows.
Who was the British Prime Minister during WW2?
Winston Churchill
What's the name of Mrs Hartridge's newborn baby?
Peggy
What is a fear of Will's involving the bathtub?
drowning
poorly, only their parents made them invite them
What are three belongings Will's mother has put in his bag when he first comes to Tom's?
Clothes, a bible, a belt, a letter.
What was the German's main line of attack against the British people?
Ariel bombing