Characters
The main character Ada, lives with her brother and mother in the beginning of the story. What are their names?
What is mam and Jamie?
Where does Ada and her brother and mother live in the beginning of the story?
What is London city?
Children where Ada and her brother and mother live are leaving the city- why?
What are Hitler's bombs?
Before Ada leaves with her brother for the country, what does she take from her mother?
What are mam's shoes?
Ada learns the name for the condition of her foot. What is it called?
What is a clubfoot?
When Ada has trouble walking to the train station to leave the city, someone other than her brother helps her. What is his name?
Who is Stephen (White)?
When Ada's mother gets real angry with her, where does she lock her up inside their flat?
What is the cabinet under the sink?
Ada teaches herself to do something in secret while she's locked up all day- what is it?
What is teach herself to walk?
What does Ada say is her and her brother's last name?
What is Smith?
What are the children leaving the city called?
What are evacuees?
When Ada and the other children get off the train in the country, what does Ada call the woman who meets them?
Who is the Iron-faced Woman?
How does the lady from the train station get Ada and her brother to the house they will stay at? Hint: they have never been in one before
What is an automobile?
Where does the lady at the train station take Ada and her brother when all the other children are gone?
What is Miss Smith's house?
When Ada goes to the bathroom at the train station she sees someone very dirty and frowning- who is it?
Who is Ada, herself?
What is a 'loo'?
What do the British call a bathroom?
When Ada and her brother get to the country house they will live at, Ada sees this animal. What is it and what is its name?
What is a horse named Butter?
Where does Ms. Smith take Ada and her brother after the doctor's office?
What is shopping in town?
Ms. Smith takes Ada and her brother to the doctor- what does the doctor give Ada to help her walk?
What are crutches?
Before Ada has her foot fixed, what does Ms. Smith have to do?
What is get her mother's permission?
What did Ada and her brother call a 'money store'?
What is a bank?
Who did the animal living at Ms. Smith's house belong to?
Who was Becky, Ms. Smith's dear friend?
When Ada leaves the city, name three things she sees that she's never seen before
What are trees, grass and flowers? What is a pony? What is a horse?
Ms. Smith asks Ada if she goes to school and her brother answers. Why did he say that Ada didn't go to school?
Ada has an ugly foot so she doesn't get to go to school
When Ada and her brother are left at Ms. Smith's house, she asks them where their 'stuff' is- why are the children confused?
Because they didn't have anything to bring with them when they left Mam's apartment.
The doctor said Ada and her brother were pretty 'malnourished'- what does this mean?
What is not enough good food?