Tuesday, 3/13/07
"The Busy P's"
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Collect Business Letters.
excerpt from Boy by Roald Dahl p533 - 539
  1. Which best summarizes his first vivid memory of his school days?  a) He went to Llandaff Cathedral School.  b) He wanted to be a bike racer.  c) He went to the candy store almost every day.  d) He wanted to be the no-hands bicyclist.  e) He always walked to school with four friends.
  2. Why does he so admire the boy on the bike?  a) He's going so fast.  b) He's so confident.  c) He has a fine bike.  d) He likes his hat.  e) He's older.
  3. Most of the boys actually believe the story of rat licorice.  a) True  b) False
  4. Tuppence means a small amount.  a) True  b) False
  5. A cauldron is a a big depot.  a) True  b) False
  6. Thwaites's dad was a... a) Lord Chancellor  b) doctor  c) police officer  d) candy maker  e) government official
  7. If they are so dangerous, why do they still sell tonsil ticklers to kids (according to Thwaites)?  a) They're not actually dangerous.  b) Kids would get them anyway.  c) It's a plan to keep kids from getting too loud.  d) It's a plan to keep kids from eating too many sweets.  e) None of the above.
  8. What was the main thing that disturbed the boys about Mrs. Pratchett?  a) She was so ugly.  b) Her shrill voice.  c) Her prices were too high.  d) Her hands.  e) Her candy was stale.
  9. What was the other thing they hated her for?  a) She wrapped their candy in old newspaper.  b) She was ugly.  c) She talked funny.  d) Her prices were too high.  e) She was always out of everything.
  10. What would be the best title for pages 535-539?  a) Candy!  b) The Bicycle and the Sweetshop.  c) Ugly Mrs. Pratchett.  d) Memories of Llandaff.  e) Rat Candy and the Ugly Lady.
  11. What techniques does the author use to characterize Mrs. Pratchett?  a) Descriptions of her looks.  b) Descriptions of her actions.  c) Her actual words.  d) His opinions of her.  e) All of the above.
  12. This story is told from what point of view?  a) First person omniscient  b) second person limited  c) Third person omniscient  d) First person limited  e) None of the above.
  13. This selection is... a)  a biography  b) an autobiography  c) a fictionalized story  d) a fantasy  e) historical fiction