The Dare by John Boyne - Overview of Chapters 6 - 12

The author of 'The Dare' is

• John Steinbeck

• William Shakespeare

• John Boyne

• Liam O Flaherty

The main character (narrator) is ...

• Danny Delaney

• Luke Kennedy

• Pete Delaney

• Sarah Maclean

Who is Luke Kennedy?

• Danny's brother

• Danny's neighbour

• Danny's cousin

What time of year does the novel start?

• July, the start of the summer holiday

• Christmas

• September, start of the school year

• Easter

In the opening pages of 'The Dare', why was Danny's mother escorted home by 2 police officers?

• They were friends of hers from school.

• She had knocked down a little boy with her car.

• She had been mugged.

• She hit her head & lost her memory

Name the little boy who was in the accident.

• Luke

• Danny

• Russell

• Andy

Who is Sarah?

• a girl Danny knows from school.

• Andy's sister

• a neighbour

Danny and Sarah meet in the park. What does Sarah tell him about her brother?

• He's still in a coma and they don't know if he will wake up

• He's faking the whole thing

• He's fine but her parents are pretending he's not for money

Who did Sarah blame for the accident?

• Danny's mother

• Herself

• Danny

• Andy

On Danny's birthday, Sarah meets him that evening when he's putting out the bins. Why does she want to talk to him?

• To tell him that his mother is going to be arrested

• To ask him to go to the hospital with her to visit Andy