Sredni Vashtar & Vocabulary

Who wrote Sredni Vashtar?

• Omar Khayyam

• Roald Dahl

• P.G. Wodehouse

• Saki

What is the name of the main character?

• Conradin

• Mrs. De Ropp

• Saki

• the Woman

Who is Mrs. de Ropp? Choose all that apply.

• Conradin's guardian

• Conradin's grandmother

• Conradin's cousin

• Conradin's aunt

How long had Conradin been given to live by the doctor?

• ten years

• five years

• two months

• nine months

What was the nickname given to Mrs. De Ropp by Conradin?

• bossy boots

• the guardian

• the witch

• the woman

How did Conradin fight with his difficult life and illness?

• He used his imagination.

• He played in the garden a lot.

• He ate the food he liked.

• He took his medicine.

What kind of animal was Sredni Vashtar?

• a hen

• a polecat ferret

• a chicken

• a dog

Where did Conradin keep Sredni Vashtar?

• in his bedroom

• in a shed

• in the kitchen

• in the garage

What did Conradin do when Mrs. De Ropp had toothache?

• He celebrated it.

• He gave her some painkillers.

• He called the dentist.

• He pulled her tooth out.

What offerings did Conradin make to his god?

• bread and milk

• red fruit and flowers

• dead white mice

• small pieces of meat