good night, mr. tom classroom questions€¦ · good night, mr. tom classroom questions a scene by...
TRANSCRIPT
Good Night, Mr. Tom Classroom Questions
A SCENE BY SCENE TEACHING GUIDE
Amy Farrell
S C E N E B Y S C E N EE N N I S K E R R Y , I R E L A N D
Copyright © 2015 by Amy Farrell.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distrib-uted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permit-ted by copyright law. .
Scene by Scene11 Millfield, EnniskerryWicklow, Ireland.www.scenebysceneguides.com
Good Night, Mr. Tom Classroom Questions byAmy Farrell. —1st ed.ISBN 978-1-910949-17-7
iii
ContentsChapter One 1
Chapter Two 2
Chapter Three 4
Chapter Four 5
Chapter Five 6
Chapter Six 7
Chapter Seven 8
Chapter Eight 9
Chapter Nine 10
Chapter Ten 11
Chapter Eleven 12
Chapter Twelve 13
Chapter Thirteen 14
Chapter Fourteen 15
Chapter Fifteen 16
Chapter Sixteen 18
Chapter Seventeen 19
Chapter Eighteen 21
Chapter Nineteen 22
Chapter Twenty 24
Chapter Twenty One 26
iv
Chapter Twenty Two 27
Chapter Twenty Three 28
C L A S S R O O M Q U E S T I O N S • 1
Chapter One
1. Why are children being sent to live with strangers as the
story begins?
2. Describe Willie’s appearance.
3. Describe Tom’s appearance.
4. Is Tom a kind man? Explain your answer.
5. What sort of woman is Willie’s mother, based on what
we have read so far?
6. What sort of life has Willie had up to now, do you think?
Explain your answer, using examples from the story.
7. Why does Willie faint? What does this tell you about him?
8. What do we find out about Tom’s family?
9. Is Tom feeling confident about looking after Willie?
Explain your answer.
2 • Good Night, Mr. Tom
Chapter Two
1. Describe Sammy, Tom’s dog.
2. Why do you think Willie offers to carry Tom’s bag
for him?
3. What does Mrs. Fletcher tell Tom about other children
that have come to stay in the area?
4. What sort of woman is Mrs. Fletcher, in your opinion?
Use examples from the story to back up your points.
5. Describe the surroundings where Tom lives.
6. Why is Willie so amazed to see Ivor milking a cow?
7. Why must the villagers black out their windows at night?
8. Are you surprised by anything in Mrs. Beech’s letter?
9. “Willie’s arms and legs were covered in bruises, weals and
sores.” How would you feel if you were Tom?
10. “Willie had never eaten cake before”.
What does this tell you about Willie’s life in London?
11. Describe Willie’s attic room.
C L A S S R O O M Q U E S T I O N S • 3
12. Why does Willie start crying at bed-time?
