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Battle Of The Books: 2022-2023 > The War that Saved My Life By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Historical fiction > Flashcards

The War that Saved My Life By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Historical fiction Flashcards

Born with a clubfoot and told by her mother she was a worthless cripple, Ada didn’t know what sort of life she was missing. When an order came to evacuate children during World War II from London into the English countryside, Ada decided she would not let her brother go alone even though she had lived her entire life locked in her family’s one-room apartment. (76 cards)

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Who is the main character in the story?

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Ada

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Who is Ada’s brother?

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Jamie

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Who took care of Ada and Jamie after they escaped from Mam?

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Susan

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Who is Ada’s best friend?

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Maggie

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What is Susan’s pony’s name?

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Butter

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What is wrong with Ada’s foot?

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Clubfoot

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Why did Mam treat Ada so harshly?

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Because she was a “cripple” and had a bad foot.

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What happened at the end of the story after Susan brought Ada and Jamie back home?

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Susan’s house got bombed

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What would Mam do if Ada was bad?

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Lock her in the cupboard.

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What is Maggie’s brother’s name?

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Jonathan

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What was Jonathan’s job?

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Pilot

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Who was Susan’s best friend?

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Becky

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Did Butter use to be Becky’s horse?

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Yes

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How old is Ada?

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10

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How old is Jamie?

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6

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What country did Ada and Jamie live in when they still lived with Mam?

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London

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Where did Ada have to stay when she lived with Mam?

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One-room-flat

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What did Ada see when she was riding Butter to the hill where she looked out to the sea?

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A spy

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Why didn’t the police believe Ada when she told him she saw a cop?

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Because she was just a kid.

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What did the spy bury in the sand?

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Breifcase

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Before Ada and Jamie escape from Mam, what did Ada take? (There are 2 correct answers)

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Sugar, shoes

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Why did Ada tie Jamie’s hands and feet to the bed?

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So he would stay home with her

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Why did Jamie’s teacher tie his left hand to his desk?

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Because she thought it was the mark of the devil and he should be using his right hand instead

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What did Susan, Ada, Jamie, and everyone else in the town have to do with their windows every night?

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Cover them in blackout curtains

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What Event took place during the book?
World War 2
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Why were Ada and Jamie one of the last kids to get picked?
Because no one wanted them.
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Who is the Iron Lady?
Maggie's mom
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What was Jamie´s passion that he discovered?
Planes
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Why does Jamie want to go back to Mam near the end of the book?
Because he misses her.
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Why doesn´t Mam respond to Susan´s letter to get permission to get Ada´s foot fixed?
Because she doesn't want to get Ada´s foot fixed
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Why does Mam come to get Ada and Jamie from Susan?
She believes that the capital won´t be bombed
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Where did Ada and Jamie go after they fled London at the beginning of the book?
Kent
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As soon as Ada, Jamie, and Mam get home from Susan´s house, what does Mam do?
Takes away Ada's crutches
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How does Ada react when she receives a green dress from Susan?
Panic, attack, and breaks down.
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Who was Ada´s friend from London?
Stephen White
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Who is Bovril in the book?
A cat
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What did Ada teach herself to do?
Walk
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Who teaches Ada to ride Butter?
Herself
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At the beginning of the book, how does Maggie get thrown off her horse?
Her horse got spooked
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Who helped Ada learn how to saddle a horse?
Mr. Grimes (Fred)
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What did Ada describe Butter as when she first met him? (Two answers)
Smelled like Butter, Gentle and Sweet.
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What is Ada and Jamie´s last name?
Smith
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What happens to the mam's flat at the end?
It gets bombed.
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At the end of the book, where do Ada and Jamie go when the flat is about to be destroyed?
Air Rad Shelter
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What happened to Ada and Jamie´s father?
Died when Jamie was a baby.
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What is the difference between Mam and their Father?
Mam is mean, but Father loves Ada and Jamie.
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What is the first book Susan reads to Ada and Jamie?
Swiss Family Robinson
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What Organization does Susan join?
She joins the Women’s Volunteer Service. This is a group of women who help the war effort. The women sew and make things for the soldiers.
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What does Ada break of Susan´s?
Sewing machine
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What was wrong with Butter at the beginning of the book when Ada couldn't get Butter to jump?
Needed his hooves trimmed.
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What is the main character?
Ada
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What war is happening at the time?
World War 2
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Who Is Jamie?
Ada's brother
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What animal is Butter?
Horse
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Why does Ada's mum hate her?
She has a clubfoot
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Where do Jamie and Ada go to escape the bombing?
Miss. Smith
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What happens when Ada's mum shows up at Susan's house?
She yells at Susan and tells Ada and Jamie to go home with her.
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Who is the author of The War That Saved My Life?
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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Where was Kimberly Brubaker Bradley born?
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Where does Kimberly Brubaker Bradley live?
Bristol, Tennessee
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What is the rating of The War That Saved My Life on goodread?
4.49 out of 5 stars
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What book genre is The War That Saved My Life?
Historical Fiction
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What is the setting of The War That Saved My Life?
Britain during World War II
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What group(s) of readers is The War That Saved My Life published for? (Hint: two correct answers).
Middle Grades, Young Adult
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What was “Operation Pied Piper”?
A plan of evacuation from potential bomb targets and battlefields during an invasion of Britain.
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Evacuated children mostly traveled with...(Hint: There are two correct answers).
Teachers, WVS personnels
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How were children evacuated from cities?
Trains and boats
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(Fill in the blank) It was ... for homes to host evacuees.
Mandatory
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Kimberly attended which of the following colleges/universities?
Smith College
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Kimberly graduate with what degree?
Bachelor's degree in chemistry
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What was the first book Kimberly published?
Ruthie's Gift
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When did Kimberly publish Ruthie's Gift?
1998
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When did the British government introduce frood rationing (during World War II)?
January, 1940
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The British government encouraged the people to...in their own gardens?
Grow vegetables
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When did most of the items come "off the ration"?
Early 1950s
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What was the last item to be de-rationed?
Meat

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