The Minpins

What was the most exciting thing Billy's mother banned him from doing?

• Skydiving

• Going outside their garden alone

• Riding a horse

• Going out of his room

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Why were people scared to go into the Forest of Sin?

• The trees moved around, so people got lost.

• Fairies and elves would attack them.

• It contained dangerous creatures.

• There was a poisoned river running through it.

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What did Billy do to escape what he thought was the Spittler?

• He climbed the branches of a tree.

• He ran faster than the speed of sound.

• He crawled into a dark cave.

• A superhero appeared and saved him.

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Where did the Minpins live?

• In nests in bushes

• In caravans

• in houses inside trees

• in cottages near the lake

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How were the Minpins dressed?

• In evening dresses and formal suits

• In brightly coloured suits and dresses

• They had on track suits and running shoes.

• They wore old-fashioned clothes and suction boots.

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What did the fearsome Gruncher look like?

• scaly with many legs

• small and cuddly

• nobody knew

• large with sharp teeth

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The Minpin children practiced learning to fly on ---.

• swallows

• butterflies

• ladybirds

• robins

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What did Don Mini say was the one way to get rid of the Gruncher?

• to put out the fire inside him

• to pierce his blackened heart

• to use up all his fire in one go

• to fight him with a sword

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Who helped Billy beat the Gruncher?

• A large swan

• Soldiers

• His mother

• Wild horses

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What was Billy's reward from the Minpins?

• They revealed the secret treasures of the forest to him.

• While he remained a boy, Swan would fly him on adventures each night.

• Swan was to remain his servant for the rest of his life.

• While he remained a boy, he would understand the language of the birds.

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