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Chapter 7

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  • Where did Bertie live during holidays?
    Salisbury
  • What kind of stories did the old lady say don’t always end as we wish?
    True stories
  • What kind of house did the old lady grow up in?
    Strawbridge, echoing cold cavern of a house
  • What caused the old lady’s kite to get stuck?
    A gust of wind
  • Where was the old lady’s father often away?
    In London
  • What did the old lady enjoy doing on Sundays alone?
    Flying kites
  • Where did Bertie agree to meet the old lady?
    Under the big wych elm on Wood Hill.
  • What is the full name of Bertie?
    Bertie Andrews
  • What happened to Bertie’s farm in Africa?
    It was sold
  • When did the old lady first meet Bertie?
    Just after her tenth birthday.
  • What animal did the two children see wheeling overhead?
    Buzzards
  • What nickname was given to the old lady’s governess?
    Nolips
  • What did Bertie want to do after getting the kite down?
    He offered to mend it.
  • Who taught the old lady life lessons?
    Nanny Mason
  • What did Bertie say about his promise to find the lion?
    “I’ll find him somehow.”
  • When would Bertie meet the old lady?
    Every Sunday afternoon at three.
  • What books did the old lady love reading? Black Beauty, ............, and Heidi.
    Black Beauty, Little Women, and Heidi.
  • Where did the old lady say Nolips lived in the house?
    On the top floor.
  • What did the old lady and Bertie have in common?
    They were both only children and spent a lot of time alone.
  • How did the old lady describe Nolips’ movement in the house?
    Like a cold shadow.
  • What illness did Bertie say his mother had?
    Malaria
  • What punishment did Bertie expect if caught at school?
    Beating
  • What was Bertie wearing when the old lady met him?
    A grey school uniform
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