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When Did Tommo Decide To Become A Soldier

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PRIVATE PEACEFUL BOOKTEST QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice
1. Mr Munnings is honestly happy that another child of the Peaceful family is about to start class in the villageschool where he teaches.
a. Yes, the Peaceful family is renowned in the village, they are seen as a respectable family.
b. No, Mr Munnings cannot believe another Peaceful member will join the school. There seems to be no end to his woes.
c. No, the school where Mr Munnings teaches is only for secondary school kids.

Answer: B, p11

2. Father wanted to be a bird in his next life. During his funeral it appears father has already turned into one. What kind of bird?
a. A robin
b. A swallow
c. A lark

Answer: B, p15

3. Thomas recalls he will probably love Molly till the day he dies, …show more content…

He did not want the ink to come off on his hands. P69

4. Why did the sergeant major want to hand a king’s shilling?

Answer: He gave a shilling in retrurn to the Young men who joined the army. P 96

5. When did Tommo decide to become a soldier?

Answer: By the time he got back to the farm from the market. He knew he did not want to be a coward. P 97

6. No-man’s-Land is often called dead man’s land, explain why.

Answer: It is a land of mud and craters, with unnatural humps of dead bodies scattered everywhere., p139

7. When Charlie returns to the front from leave, he does not want to talk to Tommo about home. Why not?

Answer: He does not want to bring the happy thoughts and memories of nice things and people to the front, the hell on earth. P165

Connect following aspects
Connect following aspects
Molly-Big Joe-Harvest Mouse-Grandma Wolf
Answer: Big Joe was fond of animals and wildly emtionally attached to them. He had , amongst others, a harevst Mouse. One day, they came home from school for afternoon tea and Molly saw Big Joe sobbing his heart out. Apparently, grandma discovered all the animals and she emptied all of Joe’s drawers. Molly yelled at grandma that she was the most cruel creature ever.

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