The War That Saved My Life Chapters 36-46

How did Ada help soldiers from the Dunkirk?

• She wrote letters to their families.

• She served them water.

• She cleaned their wounds.

At the end of chapter 36 Ada reflects that there are two versions of herself. How had the Dunkirk experience changed her?

• made her more scared of the war

• made her miss Mam

• made her stronger and less afraid

• made her not want to help people

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Lady Thorton thought Susan should send the children away. In response Ada heard Susan say, "...things worse than bombs." What did she mean?

• living with people that mistreat them

• staying with strangers

• encountering spies

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How did Susan make the bomb shelter less stressful for Ada?

• She strung holiday lights across the ceiling.

• She added cockroaches so it would feel like the cupboard.

• She hung rosemary, lavender & sage to change the smell.

• She brought down a radio so they could listen to music.

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How was Ada thanked for her service alerting the police to a real spy? (pick 3)

• Men from the airbase gave her chocolate.

• She was given a medal.

• WVS women gave her sugar.

• Police gave her an onion.

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What happened after Ada and Butter jumped the wall?

• Jamie and Susan cheered from the garden.

• Fred told her that Butter wasn't ready for that jump.

• Lady Thorton gave her more riding clothes.

• Mam was there to take her back.

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What very important item(s) did Ada bring with her when leaving Mam's flat when the air raid siren sounded?

• Mam's shoes

• the bowl of sugar

• birth certificates

• books

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Who did Ada and Jamie find when the entered the street from the basement shelter?

• Mam

• Susan

• Fred

• Lady Thorton

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How had Ada and Jamie saved Susan's life? (pick 2)

• They had brought meaning to her life again.

• She wasn't home when the bomb destroyed her house.

• They stopped Mam from hurting her.

• They knocked her out of the way as a taxi sped past.

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I shook Jamie. He emerged from sleep like a rabbit from a burrow. What type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

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