Characters
Vocabulary
Comprehension
WWII
Facts
100

Taught herself to walk

Ada

100

A lame or partly disabled person or animal

Cripple

100

Who is the narrator

Ada

100

Who started WWII

Hitler 

100

What genre is this book

Historical fiction

200

Has a cat for a pet.

Jamie

200

Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of a particular item

Ration

200

Why did Jamie have welts on his wrist?

His teacher wanted him to stop writing with his left hand (the devil’s hand)

200

What Was Ada looking for when she watched the beach

Spies

200

What was the name of Ada’s horse?

Butter

300

Died from pneumonia

Becky

300

Poorly or improperly sustained with food

Malnourished

300

Why did Ada tie Jamie’s hands and feet together

So he wouldn’t go outside 

300

Why were the children evacuated from the city

Fear of the German’s bombs

300

What was the name of the animal Jamie liked to play with?

Bovril

400

Brought Ada clothes

Lady Thornton

400

Obstructed or blocked with a barrier

Barricaded

400

Why did Susan make blackout curtains 

So the German could not see where houses were 

400

What did it mean if the church bells rang

Germans were invading

400

How many shillings a week did Miss Smith get paid for caring for Ada and Jamie

19

500

Knows how to care for horse’s hooves

Mr. Grimes

500

The taking of property by public authority fright a public use

Requisitioned 

500

Why does Ada say “My leg is a long way from my brain”?

She has a bad foot but she is still smart

500

What battle were the soldiers from that Ada helped in town

Dunkirk

500

What Did the Anderson Shelter remind Ada of?

The cabinet