What happened to Billy after the war?

He became a tramp., He became a drunk.

What is a prisoner of war?

Someone who is captured by the enemy.

What is the Somme famous for?

It's a famous battle in World War 1.

Avoiding doing something and messy about.

Who were the French resistance?

People in France who secretly helped the Billy.

Who were Jamie and Maddy?

The young couple who lived upstairs.

If he hadn't met Jamie and Maddy, Billy probably would have

died early through alcohol addiction.

A long knife attached to a gun.

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Billy The Kid

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1
What did Billy's ambulance hit?
A land mine.
A bomb trap.
A bomb.
A bunch of explosives.
2
What happened to Billy after the war?
He played for Chelsea again.
He became a tramp.
He became a drunk.
He got a good pension and retired.
3
Billy left the army because of injury. This means he was
invalided.
lazy because he wouldn't fight.
a shirker.
retired.
4
In English, the phrase 'to stop drinking' means
to stop drinking anything in the day.
to stop drinking alcohol.
not drinking anything at all.
to stop drinking anything in the night.
5
What is a prisoner of war?
Someone who doesn't fight by the rules.
Someone who is captured by the enemy.
Someone who commits a crime against his own country.
None of these.
6
This book is best described as
non fiction.
faction.
neither fiction nor non fiction.
fiction.
7
What is the Somme famous for?
It's a famous football team.
It's a famous battle in World War 1.
It's a famous river.
It's a famous battle in World War 2.
8
What is skiiving?
A type of dance in England.
Avoiding doing something and messy about.
A kind of football skill.
Working hard.
9
Which team did Billy play for?
Chellsee
Chelsia
Chelsea
Liverpool
10
Who were the French resistance?
People who fought against France.
People who secretly supported Germany in the war.
People who didn't like France.
People in France who secretly helped the Billy.
11
This story is similar in its style to
None of these.
The Sheep Pig.
Dash.
Fantastic Mr Fox.
12
Who were shot by the Germans?
Some old Italian men.
Billy's relatives.
Lucia and her mother.
Lucia and her father.
13
Which other famous Morpugo book is set in a World War?
Farm Boy
Private Peaceful
Guns and Bullets
Running Wild
14
What encouraged Billy to join the army?
The death of his father.
Pressure from the government.
The death of his brother.
Pressure from his parents.
15
Where did Billy land with the army?
The Somme.
Africa.
Turkey
Tobruk.
16
Who were Jamie and Maddy?
Billy's grandchildren.
Two famous footballers.
Two drinking friends of Billy's
The young couple who lived upstairs.
17
If he hadn't met Jamie and Maddy, Billy probably would have
died early through alcohol addiction.
lived a long healthy life.
played for Chelsea again.
been richer.
18
Where did Billy run to?
The football pitch.
The mountains.
The police station.
The sea.
19
A word which means 'being homeless and like a tramp' is
vagrant.
invalid.
lazybones
pensioner.
20
What is a bayonet?
A long knife attached to a gun.
A spear.
A long knife.
A type of gun.

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