The War That Saved My Life, The War That Saved My Life Flashcards
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what genre is it?
Historical fiction
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what is wrong with Ada?
She was born with a club foot...her right foot is small and twisted.
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what was a "hunter"?
the horse you ride while hunting
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what is "strafing"?
bombing from above
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what are "Land Girls"?
female farm workers
In the book The War That Saved My Life, where did the story take place?
England 1939-1943
In the book The War That Saved My Life, when the war started, where did Ada live?
in an apartment (3rd floor) in London
In the book The War That Saved My Life, where were Ada and Jamie sent when London was bombed?
the country...Kent
In the book The War That Saved My Life, why didn't Susan want Ada and Jamie?
She was very sad...her best friend, Becky, had just died.
In the book The War That Saved My Life, why did everyone think that Ada was simple?
her mam kept her locked up in their apartment and told folks she was
In the book The War That Saved My Life, Ada had to make up her birthday. What day did she choose?
April 5, 1929
In the book The War That Saved My Life, Jamie had to make up his birthday. What day did he choose?
February 15, 1933
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what was Jamie's real birthday?
November 29, 1933
In the book The War That Saved My Life, why does Ada always stand with her right foot behind her left?
She's embarrassed.
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what did Ada do when she couldn't stand something?
She'd go away inside her head.
At the beginning of the book The War That Saved My Life, why did Ada think she had become like her mam?
She was cruel to Jamie by tying him up to make him stay with her. (p 6)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what happened to Ada each time Jamie was caught stealing?
She had to spend the night in a cabinet under the sink that was filled with roaches. (p 12)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, when the children were leaving for the country, how did Ada get from the school to the train station?
Stephen White gave her a piggy back ride. (p 22)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what children were left after the "choosing"?
only James and Ada (p 32)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what did Jamie call a bank?
the money store (p 52)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what book did Susan read to James and Ada?
Swiss Family Robinson (p 91)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, the day Susan took Jamie to school, what happened?
Margaret and her horse jumped over the fence into Ada's life. (scared by an airplane) (p 95)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what kind of plane exploded in the airfield?
a Lysander - transport plane (p 115)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what did Susan see on Jamie's wrist the day Ada went to bed early?
a welt (p 122)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, why didn't the teacher want Jamie writing with his left hand?
She thought being left-handed was the mark of the devil. (p 126)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, who sent Ada an invitation to tea?
Stephen Wright and the Colonel (p 136)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, when was the first tea?
Saturday, October 7th (p 136)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, why didn't Butter want to run?
His nails were too long. They hurt and would trip him. (p 146)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what happened on the way home from seeing Grimes the first time?
Ada got lost. (p 150)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, what did Ada see from the hilltop (when she was lost)?
The ocean...The English Channel (p 153)
In the book The War That Saved My Life, which Royal Navy battleship sank killing 833 of its 1,200 men?
The Royal Oak (p 156)
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why didn't Mam allow Ada out of the apartment?
She was crippled.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what war did Ada wage that June (her first war)?
She wages her first war with her brother, Jamie.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what threat did Mam use against Ada to make her behave?
Mam would board over the window if Ada didn't behave.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, out of desperation to keep her brother inside with her, what did Ada do?
She tied his hands and feet.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Ada realized that she would be alone when her brother began school, what did she do that she believed she should have done from the start?
taught herself to walk
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what combination of events set Ada free?
the end of her little war with Jamie and the start of Hitler's war
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what was Ada accused of teaching Jamie to do for her?
stealing
In the book The War that Saved My Life, where did Ada's mom put Ada when she punished her?
a cabinet under the sink
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did Ada cope with being locked in the cabinet?
She would go away inside her head.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did the children leave London?
to get away from Hitler and the bombs
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Ada steal from her mom while Mam was asleep?
her mother's shoes
In the book The War that Saved My Life, where were the children supposed to meet to leave for the country?
at the school
In the book The War that Saved My Life, while waiting to go to the train station, who did Ada recognize?
Stephen White
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what surprised Stephen about Ada?
that she wasn't simple (not right in the head), that she could talk
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did Ada get to the train station from the school?
Stephen gave her a piggy back ride.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, while on the train, what did Ada tell Jamie she was going to do one day?
ride a horse
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when the children got off the train at the station, what did Ada have to ask Jamie?
how to use the loo
In the book The War that Saved My Life, who was the nastiest girl that Ada had ever seen?
Ada (She was looking into a mirror.)
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Ada and Jamie arrive at Miss Smith's house what did Ava have a hard time believing?
that Miss Smith didn't know about the war
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did Susan Smith respond to Jamie's comment that nice people hate that ugly foot?
Susan Smith said she wasn't a nice person.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Dr. Graham say about Ada's foot?
A specialist might be able to operate on it.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, who was Becky?
Susan's best friend
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what happened to Becky?
She died of pneumonia.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Becky give Butter to Susan?
Becky wanted Susan to like horses.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, where did Susan get the money she used to buy groceries and clothes for the children?
from selling Becky's hunters (expensive horses)
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Miss Smith either sleep all day or stare into a trance for a few days?
She was upset about the anniversary of Becky's death.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what was built across the road from the pasture?
The Royal Air Force built an airfield.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what happened to Billy White?
He went back to London.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did Ada know how to put on the horse's bridle?
She looked at the pictures/diagram on the wall of the stable.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, who does Stephen White live with?
Colonel Robert McPherson
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did the teacher say Ada was uneducable?
Ada couldn't read.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what book did Susan read to the children first?
The Swiss Family Robinson
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Susan select The Swiss Family Robinson for a book to read to the children?
It had been her favorite as a child.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what does Margaret's mother do?
She is the head of the Women's Volunteer Service.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Ada meets Margaret, where is Jonathan?
He is learning to fly at another airfield.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, after Margaret fell from her horse and hit her head, how did she get home?
Ada took her home on Jonathan's horse.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why was Susan so mad with Ada when Susan came back from taking Jamie to school?
Susan couldn't find Ada and was worried about her.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what was Susan's first reaction to Ada's tale about helping Maggie?
She didn't believe Ada's story.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Ada tell Lady Thornton about Jonathan's horse?
The horse liked Ada and that is why she was able to ride him.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Lady Thornton bring Ada?
clothes (especially riding clothes)
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did Jamie know which type of plane crashed?
by its sound
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Susan purchase black material?
to make blackout curtains
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why were there blankets on the tables in the tea shop?
She thought the tablecloths were blankets.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Jamie have a welt on his wrist?
The teacher tied his left hand to his chair so he wouldn't use it.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what do some people believe about the use of the left hand?
It comes from the devil.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Susan give Jamie that was also her father's and said he could use it?
her father's birthday
In the book The War that Saved My Life, where was Ada invited?
to tea at the Colonel's house
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Grimes tell Ada was the reason why Butter wouldn't go any faster?
His hooves were overgrown and needed trimming. It hurt for him to walk.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Grimes tell Ada about fixing her foot?
He could fix horses' feet with special shoes, but he couldn't fix her clubfoot.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what body of water was near to the village?
the English Channel
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Ada explained the problem with Butter to Susan, what did Susan say was the reason even though it was not an excuse?
It was ignorance not abuse to Butter. She didn't know about the care of horses.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what gave Ada nightmares?
the newsreel about the war
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Lady Thornton was recruiting Susan to join the war effort, what did Ada say about Susan's job?
that Susan didn't have a proper job
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why was Susan scared about going to the first WVS meeting?
Susan didn't fit in with all the proper housewives.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Ada hide from Susan?
Ada broke Susan's sewing machine.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Ada believe would be her punishment for breaking the sewing machine?
being sent back
In the book The War that Saved My Life, who was Bovril?
the stray cat that Jamie brought home
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Susan change her mind about the cat and even gave it milk to drink?
Jamie was no longer wetting the bed because of the cat. She didn't have to keep washing wet sheets.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Grimes find for Ada to use with Butter?
a side saddle
In the book The War that Saved My Life, while Ada wished her Mam was more like Susan, what was Ada afraid of?
that Susan would be more like Mam
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what made Susan's father change his attitude about Susan?
Her father didn't like the way attending Oxford has changed Susan.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did the vicar help build in the back yard?
an Anderson shelter (a bomb shelter)
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Stephen stay with the Colonel instead of returning home?
The Colonel really needed Stephen.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why didn't Ada and Jamie have a big Christmas celebration with Mam?
Mam always worked in the pub on Christmas.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why was Maggie mad at Ada when she returned from school for the holidays?
Ada hadn't written her back any letters.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what question did Ada ask Susan about Christmas that had Susan sputtering in disbelief?
Ada asked what did God have to do with Christmas?
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Fred give Ada to help her in her Christmas gift creations?
his wife's knitting bag full of wool
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why didn't Susan, Ada, and Jamie go to Christmas Eve service as planned?
Ada had a fit over the green dress.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, who came to Christmas dinner?
the three pilots who were friends with Jamie
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what book did Ada get for Christmas?
Alice in Wonderland
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Susan have to explain the rationing of food to Jamie and Ada?
They weren't eating all their dinner. They were trying to save some of it.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why couldn't the doctor operate without Mam's permission?
It was considered elective surgery.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Ada write to Mam?
Please let them fix me.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what happened with the letter Ada sent to Mam?
It was returned as undeliverable.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what book did Ada get for her pretend birthday?
The Wind in the Willows
In the book The War that Saved My Life, after the invasion of Norway and Denmark what did the government issue?
the seven rules
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what were the spies called?
the fifth columnists
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Susan marched Jamie over to the airfield what did the soldiers tell Jamie?
Of course there were spies. Also, children notice everything.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why was the Colonel angry when Ada met Stephen at the library?
the Colonel wanted to join up and help in the war effort.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did the invasion of France affect the village?
Wounded soldiers were brought in for medical help.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how did Ada help with the soldiers?
She brought water to them.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what happened to the soldier that asked Ada to write a letter for him?
He died before the letter could be written.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, after the Dunkirk incident what did Lady Thornton want to do with Jamie and Ada?
send them out of the village to safety
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why couldn't Ada handle being in the bomb shelter?
It reminded her of being shut in the cabinet under the the sink by Mam.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why did Susan put fresh and aromatic herbs in the shelter?
to help Ada cope with the damp smell which reminder her of the cabinet
In the book The War that Saved My Life, who came to help with the crops in the fields?
the Land girls
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Ada point out about the man she claimed was a spy that make the police officer believe her?
The man's pant legs were wet and full of sand.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did the suspected spy bury on the beach that proved Ada was right?
a radio transmitter
In the book The War that Saved My Life, why was Mam at Susan's house?
to take Ada and Jamie back with her
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Susan tell the children when Mam came to collect them?
They didn't have to go. She would go to the police.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, when Mam, Ada, and Jamie were on the train, what did Mam say about Ada's ability to walk?
Mam didn't want Ada to walk.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Ada say that earned her a slap from Mam as they walked home from the train station?
Her foot was a long way from her brain.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what threat did Mam use on Ada to make her obey?
Mam would take it out on Jamie.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, while Mam and Jamie were out shopping, what did Ada find?
Jamie's and her birth certificates and her parents' marriage license.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, how much did the government want Mam to pay for the children's upkeep?
nineteen shillings
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what promise did Ada make to Mam?
that Ada and Jamie would leave and it wouldn't cost her anything for them to leave
In the book The War that Saved My Life, Susan told Ada that there was more than one truth. Their mother and a right to them in one truth. What is the other?
The children belong to Susan.
In the book The War that Saved My Life, while Susan was in London looking for Ada and Jamie, what was happening back in Kent?
Susan's house was destroyed by a bomb
In the book The War that Saved My Life, what did Susan say to the children after she found her home destroyed?
The trip to London saved her life so they saved her life.