Private Peaceful Chapter 1

Why is school a terrible place?

• Because he is separated from his brother.

• Because of Mr Munnings and his raging tempers.

• Because Miss McAllister has a strange accent.

• Because Big Joe doesn't have to go to school.

What hangs above Mr Munnings desk?

• A robin's nest.

• His hat and coat.

• A picture.

• A whipping cane.

What is the narrator's name?

• Joe Peaceful

• Thomas Peaceful

• Molly

• Charlie Peaceful

What was the first thing the narrator saw come out of the egg?

• scrawny skeletal baby robins.

• scrawny skeletal baby blackbirds.

• scrawny skeletal baby pigeons.

• scrawny skeletal baby crows.

How many children were in each row?

• about 10 children in each; 20 children altogether

• too many to count

• just a few

• about 20 children in each

What word does Miss McAllister not allow?

• won't

• can't

• no

• don't

Who is Billyboy?

• A child in the class.

• Mr Munnings.

• His dad's horse.

• His best friend.

How did father die?

• Saving Billyboy from a falling tree.

• Cutting trees down.

• Chopping wood.

• Saving Tommo from a falling tree.

What was father's job?

• Soldier

• Woodcutter/forester

• Horserider

• Land clearer

What did Tommo learn on his first day at school?

• how to tie his laces.

• how to talk to his teacher.

• to be honest.

• how to make friends.