During which war is Ada a child? World War 2, p. 3
Where does Mam work? A pub, p. 4
How did Ada try to make Jamie stay indoors with her? Tie up his hands and feet, p. 6
Why does Ada teach herself to walk? So her mother will no longer be ashamed of her, p. 7
What punishment does Ada’s mom give her? Puts her in a cabinet under the sink, p. 12
What did Jamie try to steal from the butcher? A chop, p. 12
What was the worst part of being in the cabinet? Roaches swarming, p. 13
What news did Billy White bring to Jamie? Kids leaving London because of the bombs, p. 14
Where is the meeting place for the evacuees? School, p. 17
What does Stephen White think is wrong with Ada? Simple minded, not right in the head, p. 21
How did Ada get to the station? Stephen piggybacked her, p. 22
What does Ada see a pony do from the train? Jump over a stone wall, p. 26
What was the mix up at the station? They had been expecting mothers and infants, not school children, p. 28
Who meets the train load of children? A bossy woman (Lady Thorton), p. 28
What had Ada never done before getting to the station? Used a flush toilet, p. 29
What does Ada notice about herself in the mirror? Hair clumpy, pale skin, dirty calluses on knees, skirt is too small for her, p. 30
What does Ada compare the selection of evacuee children to? Fish at a market, p. 31
How does Ada explain her foot? Says it was run over by a brewer’s cart, p. 34
What kind of house are Ada and Jamie taken to? Vines growing up the side, red brick chimney, red door, gray, curtains closed, p. 35
What does Ada say her last name is? Hitler, p. 37
What did Miss Smith find in Ada’s hair? A louse, p. 39
What does Miss Smith say is wrong with Ada’s foot? Clubfoot, p. 40
What first meal does Miss Smith give the children? Scrambled eggs, p. 41
Who is the woman who brought James and Ada to the house? Lady Thorton, p. 43
What is the pony’s name? Butter, p. 43
How does Ada travel to the doctor’s? A taxi, p. 47
What does Dr. Graham give Ada? Crutches, p. 51
What is the brick buidling Miss Smith takes the children to? A bank, p. 52
What did Jamie throw against the wall at supper time? A plate, p. 57
How had Becky died? From pneumonia, p. 60
What is built across the road from Butter’s pasture? An airfield, p. 69
What does Billy compare the mean people he lives with? A bunch of starved cats, p. 71
Where did Billy’s mom think Ada should go? To an asylum, p. 71
What is something Ada thinks about when trying to cope/block things from her mind? She thinks about riding Butter, p. 73
What does Miss Smith get 19 shillings a week for? Taking the children into her home, p. 75
What does Butter feel like to Ada the first time she goes on him? Warm and prickly against her legs, p. 77
How does Butter react the first time Ada tries to bridle him? He snorts and runs off, p. 79
What noise does Miss Smith make that Mam never made? A sigh, p. 80
Who does Stephen live with? Colonel Robert McPherson, p. 85
What had the Colonel’s job been? With the British army, p. 85
How had the Colonel known Becky? They were fox hunting friends, p. 87
When would evacuees use the village school? In the afternoons, p. 88
What does Miss Smith ask Ada to call her? Susan, p. 91
Whose horse had Margaret been riding when she fell off in Butter’s pasture? Her brother’s, p. 96
What had Grimes done with the horse that had club foot? Fixed it, p. 102
Whose “face still looked stiff, like it was made from cardboard”? Susan’s, p. 110
What was Susan’s father’s occupation? A vicar OR clergyman OR pastor, p. 113
How does Ada react when Susan apologizes for calling her a liar? She shrugs, p. 112
What did Susan do with the black material she bought? She made curtains, p. 119
Why did Susan make curtains? For the blackout, p. 119
What was the purpose of the blackout? Harder for Germans to find targets at night, p. 118
Who saw the welt on Jamie’s wrist? Susan, p. 122
What are the blankets Ada thinks are on the tables? Table cloths, p. 124
Where had the welt come from? Jamie’s hand was tied to his chair, p. 125
What does the teacher say about writing with one’s left hand? It was a mark of the devil, p. 127
Why does the registry man ask if Ada and Jamie are “simple”? They don’t know their birthdays, p. 132
What does Miss Smith say about giving a false birthday? They’ll change it when Mam writes back, p. 134
What makes Ada more comfortable about going for tea at the Colonel’s house? That he’s blind and won’t stare at her foot, p. 132
What fuel is used to heat Susan’s house? Coal, p. 129
Who does Ada to to find out why Butter will not run or trot? Mr. Grimes, p. 143
What had been wrong with Butter? Feet had not been trimmed in years, p. 148
How is clubfoot fixed in horses? Special shoes, p. 150
What is the “blue-gray expanse” that Ada sees when lost on her pony? The ocean OR sea OR English Channel, p. 152-3
What is the Royal Oak? A battle ship that sank, p. 156
What happened at the first trip to the movies? Newsreel showed war pictures that upset Ada and Jamie, p. 157
Why does Miss Smith not go to church? Churches and her don’t agree, p. 159
What happens when Ada tries to get Butter to jump over a wall? The pony stops and Ada falls off, p. 161
What did the government send in the mail? Pamphlets, p. 163
Why does Lady Thorton come for tea? To ask Susan to help with sewing for the war, p. 165
Why does Ada hide and have a panic attack? She broke the sewing machine and was afraid of being sent away, p. 172
What does Jamie name the stray cat? Bovril, p. 175
What change does Bovril bring about for Jamie? No more bed wetting, p. 176
Who says, “I didn’t know they made saddles for cripples”? Ada, p. 180
What kind of saddle did Grimes prepare for Ada? A side saddle (used by women in older times) p. 179
What food memory does Ada have from living with her Mam? Fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, p. 183
What does Susan do with Becky’s old coat? Makes it into a coat for Jamie, p. 187
Where did Susan attend University? Oxford, p. 188
What does Ada sew by hand? Buttons, p. 189
What does the vicar and some boys build in the back garden? An Anderson shelter, p. 190
Why does Stephen stay with the Colonel? To take care of him OR If he doesn’t, the man will die, p. 192
What does the Anderson shelter remind Ada of? Cupboard beneath the sink, p. 193
How would they keep Bovril in the shelter? In a basket with a lid, p. 193
Where does Jamie go even though it’s not allowed? The airfield, p. 197
Who does Jamie invite for Christmas goose? Pilots from the airfield, p. 199
Why hadn’t Ada replied to Maggie’s letter? She couldn’t write and didn’t want anyone to help her, p. 201
What does Susan say is a metaphor for God? An evergreen tree, p. 204
What had Ada knit by herself? A wash cloth, p. 209
Where does Grimes live? In the loft above the stables at the Thorton estate, p. 210
Whose wool does Grimes give Ada? It belonged to his wife who died, p. 201
What does Ada want to do with the white wool? Knit something for Susan, p. 212
When Susan calls Ada beautiful, how does Ada react? She can’t stand it and has a panic attack, p. 214
Why had Susan wrapped Ada in a blanket? It seemed to soothe her, p. 217
What was in the toe of Ada’s Christmas stocking? A shilling, p. 219
What gifts did the three pilots bring? Wine, chocolates and a potted plant, p. 221
What would Susan be willing to do to make sure there would be enough to eat? Be a char woman/house cleaner, p. 225
What began in January? Rationing, p. 224
Who might pay for Ada’s surgery? Charity, p. 230
What happened 12 days after Ada sent a letter to Mam? It came back Return to Sender, p. 233
Why does Ada go to help Fred every day in winter? There is more work to do in winter, p. 235
What does Susan rub on Ada’s chilblains? Goose grease, p. 237
Which film does Susan take the children to in the winter? Wizard of Oz, p. 238
What is a Victory garden? Growing vegetables in one’s yard to help the war effort, p. 246
What did Maggie’s two older brothers die from? Typhoid p. 242
What birthday gift does Maggie give Ada? A carved pony, p. 244
What should be locked away in case of invasion? Guns, p. 245
What does Local Defence use for drills instead of rifles? Broomsticks, p. 248
What vegetables are as scarce as solid gold? Onions, p. 248
What was Dunkirk to the village Ada is in? A disaster (rather than a miracle), p. 249
What was in war sausages, according to Ada? Mostly oatmeal, p. 251
How does Ada help the rescued soldiers? Brings them water and tea, p. 254
Who helps Ada bring water and tea to the wounded soldiers? Daisy, daughter of the pub owner, p. 254
Where does Jamie go when Susan and Ada are helping the soldiers? To Fred’s, p. 257
What was 30 miles away from Kent? France (invaded by Hitler), p. 259
Why are the children being evacuated from Kent? This is the likeliest place of a German invasion, p. 260
Who tries to convince Susan to send Ada and Jamie to a safer village? Lady Thorton, p. 260
Who says, “...things worse than bombs”? Susan, p. 260 (and later Ada, p. 271)
How does Jamie get a bike? Fixed up from one of the sheds at Thorton House, p. 262
What were female farm workers called? Land Girls, p. 262
What had Susan’s mother ironed when Susan was a child? Her shoelaces, p. 264
What does Susan do to make the Anderson shelter not smell like the cabinet? Dried herbs like lavender, rosemary, sage, p. 269
How often do they go into the Anderson shelter once the Battle of Britain began? Every night, p. 272
How would they know if an invasion happened? All the church bells would ring, p. 273
What does Fred dislike about the Land Girls? They go out dancing after work, p. 273
Where did Jamie and Ada find a German airplane shot down? In a hops field, p. 274
What did the man in the rowboat have? A rucksack and a briefcase, p. 276
What was the convincing proof for the officer that the man was a spy? His pants were wet and full of sand at the bottom, p. 279
What does the police officer give Ada when he apologizes to her? An onion, p. 281
What is different about the potatoes they eat in the war? Leave peels on, each them every day, p. 284
Who did Winston Churchill mean by “so few” helping all of England? Pilots, p. 286
Why does Mam say, “Who’re you?” She doesn’t recognize Ada riding a horse, p. 288
Why is Mam so upset when she realizes it’s Ada? She feels Ada has risen above her proper place, p. 291
What is the first thing Ada checks for in the new apartment? If there is a cabinet, p. 296
What does Mam say Ada is and always will be? A cripple, p. 297
What is at the top of the stack of papers Ada finds in a drawer? Her birth certificate, p. 303
Who had wanted Ada to have her foot fixed when she was a baby? Her father, p. 306
After the bombing in London, what is the next danger? Things are on fire, p. 310
Where does Susan take the children when she finds them on the London street? To a restaurant near the train station, p. 312
What tore a hole in Ada’s heart? The knowledge that her Mam didn’t want her and never wanted her or Jamie, p. 314
What do they find when the taxi brings them to Susan’s house? Her house has been destroyed, p. 316
In which book
IWB do people sing “There’ll always be an England”? P. 22
IWB does a character steal shoes? P. 16
IWB does a character lick at sugar “like a cat”? P. 24
IWB are toilets called loos? P. 29
IWB is it said about raising children: “They’re no more difficult than puppies” p. 49
IWB does a character feel awkward about being called “Mr.”? P. 148
IWB is Alice in Wonderland a gift? P. 220
IWB is a dress made of “bottle green velvet”? P. 214
IWB does a character say, "So now we're even"? p. 316
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