The Railway Children Chapter 7 Answers

1. Why was Bobbie happy that Mr Szezcpansky was still staying with them?
a. Because it made Mother happier
2. What was making Bobbie wake up in the night feeling scared?
a. The memory of what happened with the train
3. What was the letter addressed to the children about?
a. It was inviting them to an event celebrating them for what they did to stop the
train accident
4. What present does Phyliss hope they will get at the presentation?
a. A baby elephant
5. Why is Bobbie unsure if it’s right that they’re being rewarded for saving the train?
a. Because she thinks they should be happy just for having done a good thing,
but she does admit she does like that they’re being rewarded anyway
6. One the day of the presentation, what was different about the waiting room at the
station?
a. Carpet has been put down and flowers had been put out
7. What are the children presented with at the ceremony?
a. An engraved gold watch and chain each with a blue leather case to keep them
in
8. Which of the children gives a speech at the presentation?
a. Peter
9. Who is at the presentation?
a. People from the railway company and the station and people who were on the
train at the time, and the old gentleman
10. What does Bobbie write to the old gentleman about?
a. She wants him to help find Mr Szezcpansky
11. How does the old gentleman know who Mr Szezcpansky is?
a. He has read his book and says it is very well known, and he knows lots of
Russians in London
12. Why does Phyllis look untidy when they meet the old gentleman at the station?
a. Because she spilled some lemonade on her dress and dirt stuck to it
13. What does Phyllis come back with after she disappears from the waiting room?
a. Afternoon tea for the old gentleman
14. How does Mr Szezcpansky respond when Bobbie tells him they have found his wife
and child?
a. He cries out, kisses Mother’s hand and then starts crying

15. Why do you think that Bobbie starts a race with Phyllis at the end of the chapter?
a. Because Mother is upset at the thought that their dad is away and not seeing
them grow up, so she wants to try to show her that they are all doing okay
without having to say it