The Witches - Chapters 14-15

Why did the narrator bite the maid?

• The maid was going to hurt them.

• The narrator was hungry.

• The narrator did it out of instinct.

• His grandmother told him to do that.

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After the narrator is turned into a mouse, how do the narrator and grandmother react differently?

• The narrator is fine with it, but the grandmother is distraught.

• The narrator is confused, but the grandmother knows exactly what happened.

• The narrator is distraught, but the grandmother is fine with it.

• The narrator is angry, but the grandmother is understanding.

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Which line or lines from this selection shows that the narrator feels comfortable being a mouse?

• There was a bowl of bananas in the centre of the table and Bruno jumped straight into it and began tearing away

• When one of the fingers touched me, I bit it. It was a silly thing to do, but I did it instinctively,

• I could see the old glint of excitement slowly coming back into my grandmother's eyes.

• You may think it odd that I wasn't weeping myself. It was odd. I simply can't explain it.

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Which of the following should go in the blank space?

• The narrator escapes the Grand High Witch's room.

• The Grand High Witch hears the grandmother.

• The grandmother lowers the narrator in a sock.

• Three tell the narrator that the Grand High Witch will be back soon.

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Have you read any other books by Roald Dahl, the author of this book?

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Read the following line from the story:

I jumped out from behind the bedpost and ran like lightning towards the open door.

The line above contains an example of a—

• simile

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• author's purpose

• inference

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Read the following line from the story:

"I can pull it up myself, thank you all the same." [said grandmamma] I was marvelled at the coolness of her voice."

Which of the following words is a synonym of the underlined word above?

• worried

• horrified

• impressed

• dreamy

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Bruno is eating what must be a giant banana to him. What giant thing would you like to have?

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Based on the narrator's and the grandmother's experience stealing the bottle of Formula 86, the reader can infer that—

• they do not learn from previous experiences.

• one gives up easily, but another encourages the other.

• they are both quick thinkers in a difficult situation.

• they will both be caught by the Grand High Witch.

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