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BOY by Roald Dahl, abriged

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  • What kind of school was Repton?
    a boarding school
  • Who said "Some boys have cold bottoms. I only use boys with warm bottoms."
    Boazer Wilberforce said that
  • Why did the boys never write about bad things at St Peter's School?
    Because the headmaster read their letters
  • Who usually got the job from a Boazer?
    the slowest boy (the boy who got to the Boazer last)
  • When the English doctor was swimming, Roald had an idea. What did he do?
    He put some goat droppings in the pipe under the tobacco.
  • Did Roald like Repton's uniform?
    No.
  • Which was the bad habit of the English doctor who wanted to marry Roal's very old half-sister?
    he smoked pipe
  • Roald was 15 years old when he went away to Repton. What vehicle took the boys to Repton? Was it a space ship?
    No, it was a train.
  • Who was the only one hurt in the car accident?
    Roald
  • Who said "Goodbye, Mrs Dahl. It's time to go. Don't worry; we will look after him."?
    the headmaster at St Peter's Schoool
  • Why did Roald get the job from the Boazer? Why did he need it done?
    Because the toilets were outside and didn't have any doors. In the winter they were very cold.
  • When the English doctor started smoking his pipe, what happened?
    His pipe flew out of his mouth and his face was the colour of snow.
  • How fast was Roald's sister drive when they were still driving safely?
    15 miles an hour
  • Did Roald choose to study at Oxford or Cambridge?
    Nowhere. He did not want to go to school anymore.
  • What was Roald afraid of at St Peter's boarding school?
    the cane
  • Who said: "English schools are the best schools in the world,"?
    Roald's father
  • Was Roald's father rich or poor?
    rich
  • What did mothers send to their sons every week to St Peter's School?
    food
  • What did the boy's mother give him after the operation (after the car accident)?
    a coin
  • Who came to meet the parents the first day of Roald's boarding school?
    the headmaster
  • Why did Roald choose Repton over Marlborough?
    because it was an easier word to say
  • Who (among students) was the most important at Repton?
    the oldest boys
  • How old was Roald when he went away to boarding school?
    9
  • Where did they always go first when they came to Norway and why?
    To Oslo. They visited mother's parents.
  • What was the name of Roald’s sister who died?
    Astri
  • How did Roald always fall asleep at St Peter's School?
    with his face towards his family (across the Bristol Channel)
  • What did the parents think after reading the letters of their children from St Peter's School?
    "No teacher has read this letter, because there is bad spelling in it. Everything in this letter must be true! My child is happy at school."
  • When did the story in the chapter A drive in a car take place?
    during Christmas holidays
  • When Roald's sister drove her family in the car, how many people were in the car?
    seven
  • For his boarding school Roald's mother gave him something. What?
    a box
  • What is Fives?
    A very fast game with a ball
  • Why did Roald cry the first day at St Peter's School?
    because he did not want to live away from his family
  • The boarding school was across 15 miles of sea. What is the name of the sea?
    the Bristol Channel
  • What were the teachers like at St Peter's School?
    not friendly
  • How was a tuck box closed?
    With a key.
  • What did the doctor use to cut something out of Roald's mouth?
    A very long knife.
  • What/Who do British coins always have a picture of?
    King or queen
  • Where did Roald spend his summer holidays from the age of 4 to 17 years old?
    In Norway.
  • Who was Mrs Pratchett?
    A small, ugly old woman, who never smiled and was never friendly. She was very dirty. Her hands were grey and dirty, and her fingers were black.
  • How often did the boys at St Peter's School write to their family?
    once a week - every Sunday
  • Who told the British doctor that there were goat droppings in his pipe?
    Roald's little sister
  • What was Cadbury's plan?
    To ask the boys if the new chocolates were good. They had to write good and bad things about each chocolate on paper.
  • What did Repton's school uniform tell other people?
    That the person wearing it is important because they go to a famous school
  • Why did the doctor remove Roald's adenoids?
    So he could breathe more easily.
  • Where did the boys find a dead mouse?
    At school, in a small place under the floor.
  • Where was Roald's father from?
    Norway
  • How was the box called?
    a tuck box
  • What country was home for them, because all the family was from there and everyone in the family spoke that language.
    Norway.
  • Describe Roald’s mother in three words
    Strong, brave, loving
  • What was the name of the boy, who asked for sweets, so others could put the mouse in the jar of sweets?
    Thwaites
  • What did Roald think happened, after the boys saw that the candy shop was closed?
    That he was a killer. That he killed Mrs Pratchett.
  • A company called Cadbury's sometimes sent boys special boxes. What was in the boxes?
    Chocolate :D
  • Why did Roald walk home after the visit to the doctor?
    Because there was no bus or car.
  • What did boys keep in a tuck box?
    Food, toys and other special things
  • What book did Roald write because he got to try out Cadbury's boxes?
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • In 1926 Roald's very old half-sister wanted to marry an English doctor. He came to holiday with them. Where did they make holiday?
    In Norway
  • How fast did the family want Roald's sister to drive in her car?
    fast :) They wanted it to go faster than 60
  • Was Roald good at sports?
    Yes.
  • What did they do on the little island called Tjöme?
    Went to the beach, swam in the sea, lay in the sun, went to other islands in a boat, ate fish from sea.
  • In 1925 anyone could drive a car. You didn't need to learn a lot. How long was Roald's sisters's driving lesson?
    She had a 32 - minute lesson / 32 minutes
  • How did they travel to Norway?
    By train, taxi, a train (again), a taxi (again), a ship, a small boat.
  • How many beds did St Peter's School have?
    For 150 boys
  • How old was Roald in 1923, when he started school?
    7 years
  • When the boys were walking past the shop, they immediately noticed that something was wrong. What did they see?
    There was a message on the door.
  • What was Roald's creative hobby at Repton?
    He loved taking photos.
  • Why did Mrs Pratchett want Mr Coombes to hit the boys?
    So there will not be any more dead mice in her sweet jars.
  • Did Roald get a new or a used uniform for his boarding school?
    New.
  • Boazers were always right and younger boys were always wrong. What did the boys do for Boazers?
    they did what Boazers told them to do when they said it: e.g. cleaned rooms, made fires, cooked breakfasts ...
  • What were Marlborough and Repton?
    famous and expensive English schools
  • What did Roald usually do while sitting on a toilet at Repton's?
    He read a book. He read many books by Charles Dickens.
  • Which sports did Roald play (at Repton)? - Squash,
    fives and football
  • Which body part did the boy hurt in the car accident?
    his nose
  • Roald wrote to his mother every week for many years. How many years?
    More than 30 years! (exactly for 32 years)
  • Why was life at St Peter's School difficult?
    The teachers were not friendly, he was afraid of the cane, they had to wash in cold water, the food was bad
  • What company did Roald start to work for to see the world?
    Shell
  • Why didn't the children like the English doctor who wanted to marry their very old half-sister?
    Because they were jealous - Their sister wanted to be only with the man and did not want to be with the children and the children did not understand this.
  • What is a boarding school?
    A school where students live in dormitories rather than living at home.
  • How long was the operation after the car accident?
    8 hours
  • What was the name of the boarding school he went to?
    St. Peter's School in Somerset
  • What was Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop like?
    Dirty and unpleasant.
  • When the boy was hurt, his sister drove him very slowly (at 4 miles an hour) somewhere. Where did she drive him?
    to the doctor
  • What was the name of Roald's father's first wife?
    Marie
  • How did the Boazers punish the younger boys?
    with a cane
  • When the boys came to shool and the teachers sent everyone outside, Mr Coombes, the headmaster, came out with a woman. Who was she?
    Mrs Pratchett.
  • Why didn’t Roald’s mother return to Norway after her husband died?
    She wanted her children to get a good education in England.
  • A doctor looked at Roald's nose and mouth and cut something out. What?
    Adenoids.
  • What is this?
    a cane
  • How did the headmaster punish the boys for bad spelling in their letters to their families?
    They had to write the words correctly later
  • One snowy morning Roald was the slowest boy. Wilberforce gave Roald a special job. What was it?
    To make his toilet warm.
  • What was life at St Peter's School?
    difficult
  • How did the younger boys call the oldest boys at Repton?
    Boazers
  • How do you call a bike for small children with three wheels?
    tricycle
  • In 1957 Roald's mother died. What did he find at her house?
    More than 600 of his letters to her. She kept them all.
  • How do you call the medicine that stops you from feeling pain during a medical operation?
    An anaesthetic.
  • How did the accident with the car happen?
    They were going at about 35 miles an hour. Then they came to a corner in the road. The car went into the sider of the road.
  • Was Roald happy to go to St Peter's School?
    No, he cried
  • Mr Coombes nad Mrs Pratchett took the boys to the headmaster's room. What did Mr Coombes do? What did Mrs Pratchett do?
    He hit the boys with the cane. She watched.
  • How did Roald get home after the visit to the doctor?
    He walked for 30 minutes.
  • What could Roald see from his window at St Peter's School?
    the sea
  • Why didn't the parents suspect that someone is reading their children's letters at St Peter's School??
    Because there were spelling mistakes / because the spelling was bad
  • Why was the headmaster happy with the mothers sending something to their sons at St Peter's School?
    because food was very expensive
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