One of the central ideas of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is that the children from the evacuations learn to care for the people looking after them. Which sentence from "Children of the Wartime Evacuation” expresses a similar idea?
Answer
A
“Sometimes children observed their parents afresh and found their way of life different.”
B
“Over the six years of the war, more than two million children were sent away from their family homes.”
C
“What must it have been like to be sent away from home at five, 10 or even 14, as some of the older ones were . . .?”
D
“Mrs Coles changed me completely and she loved me – I'm ashamed to admit it – more than my mother ever did.”
Explanation
The idea is that children who were evacuated came to care deeply for the people who took them in. Choice D describes Mrs. Coles changing the speaker’s life and loving them, showing a strong emotional bond with a caregiver. The other choices describe changes in perspective, the number of children evacuated, or the experience of being sent away, rather than affection for the person looking after them.
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