Goodnight Mr Tom Worksheet
A. Close Reading Questions
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Why were the children evacuated to the village?
How did William get to live with Mr Tom?
What was Mr Tom’s reaction to William living with him?
What was William like when he first got to Weirwold and Mr Tom’s?
What happened, and when, to Tom Oakley’s wife and son?
What did Mr Tom discover when he taught William to write his name and how did he
encourage him?
7. Why did William have to return to London?
8. How did his mother greet him?
9. Why did his mother put him in the cellar the first time?
10. What did Mr Tom find that prompted him to go to London?
11. How had London been affected by war when Mr Tom arrived?
12. What did Mr Tom find in the flat and how did he find it?
13. Why did William’s mother treat her children the way she did?
14. Why wouldn’t Mr Tom return without William?
15. What is wrong with William when he gets back to Weirwold?
16. How did William come to terms with Trudy’s death?
17. What does “East End blitzed. Many Dead” mean?
18. What does Mr Tom offer William in the discussion with the authorities?
19. What news do William and Zac have for each other?
20. When Mr Tom and William are in the bomb shelter, what has happened to London?
21. What happened to Zac?
22. Why does William hallucinate about Zac and why does he react the way he does?
23. How does William react to the bike?
24. What lesson does Tom Oakley teach William Beech in the churchyard?
B. Thinking Questions
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How did the war affect William and his mother?
How did the war affect Tom Oakley and how did he change?
What caused William to break down?
What are the main messages/ ideas of the movie?
C. Paragraph Answers: Complete the following sentence starters in paragraphs of 5 - 6
sentences:
a) The part I liked the best was...
b) I hated it when...
c) This movie made me think about...