excerpt from Boy by Roald Dahl (p539 -545)

1. "Hold on a tick"  (p541)  means "Wait a minute."  a) True  b) False
2. "forks out" (p539) = buys something   a) True  b) False
3. Roald tells us that the Mouse Plot was his idea alone because he is still proud of it.  a) True  b) False
4. After the boys decide what they're going to do with the mouse, he compares them to a band of pirates, ready to plunder.   a) True  b) False
5. They choose the gobstopper jar for the mouse because it's a popular candy.  a) True  b) False
6. 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.
7. Young Roald feels a little guilty right after they pull the prank.  a) True  b) False
8. The explanation the boys come up with to explain the smashed jar is that Mrs. Pratchett threw the jar down in disgust when she found the mouse.   a) True  b) False
9. "cross"  (p543 bottom of the first column) = _____  a) sad  b) disappointed  c) sleepy  d) angry  e) none of the above
10. When they first lined up on the playground, young Roald assumed it was because Mrs. Pratchett was dead.   a) True  b) False
11. In two different places, Roald Dahl compares Mrs. Pratchett to... a) a criminal  b) an executioner  c) a man  d) an animal  e) a witch
12. This selection is... a)  a biography  b) an autobiography  c) a fictionalized story  d) a fantasy  e) historical fiction
13. Right after they put the mouse in the jar and left the store, the feeling young Roald had was the same feeling he was wishing for when he...