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WorksheetsBoys Book Club: The Great Trouble
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of the Great Trouble?
a)
Neil Gaiman
b)
Chris Grabenstein
c)
Deborah Hopkinson
d)
Ann M. Martin
2.
Who gets Eel in trouble at his job at the Lion?
a)
Hugzie
b)
Florrie
c)
Dr. Snow
d)
Mr. Griggs
3.
Who is Eel hiding from?
a)
Mr. Edwards
b)
Fisheye Bill
c)
Hugzie
d)
Florrie
4.
Who is Fisheye Bill to Eel?
a)
Former Friend
b)
Father
c)
Brother
d)
Step father
5.
Who is Eel's younger brother?
a)
Henry
b)
Hugzie
c)
Dilly
d)
He doesn't have a brother
6.
Why does Fisheye Bill want Eel and Henry back?
a)
He wants them to break into houses for him to rob
b)
He loves and misses them
c)
They owe him a lot of money
d)
He wants them to work on his farm
7.
What does Dr. Snow believe causes the spread of Cholera?
a)
The air
b)
Kissing
c)
Water from the local pump
d)
Nothing
8.
What important person did Dr. Snow assist with a medical issue?
a)
The President
b)
The Prime Minister
c)
The Queen
d)
The King
9.
Who was the last to die from Cholera?
a)
Eel
b)
Henry
c)
Mr. Griggs
d)
Constable Lewis
10.
Who was the first to die from Cholera?
a)
Florrie
b)
Henry
c)
Mr. Griggs
d)
Dilly
11.
Who did Dr. Snow later decide was the true first case of Cholera?
a)
Fanny Lewis
b)
Henry
c)
Higzie
d)
Reverand Whitehead
12.
Who is Dr. Snow's housekeeper?
a)
Mrs. Weatherburn
b)
Florrie
c)
Betsy
d)
Eel
13.
Who was Henry living with while Eel kept him hidden from Fisheye Bill?
a)
The Griggs
b)
Dr. Snow
c)
Mrs. Miggle
d)
The Lewis Famil
14.
How much doe Eel pay Mrs. Miggle to allow Henry to live with her?
a)
4 shillings
b)
It's free
c)
30 shillings
d)
12 shillings
15.
When is Eel's birthday?
a)
January 16
b)
September 3
c)
September 1
d)
July 4
16.
What job does Eel begin once people start to pass away from Cholera?
a)
He helps the coffin man
b)
He cleans animal cages for Dr. Snow
c)
He works at the Lion
d)
He runs errands for the town
17.
What does Ned throw at Eel, that Eel decides to keep?
a)
Money
b)
A Brick
c)
A cat he names Queenie
d)
A Dog named Dilly
18.
Who does Dilly the dog belong to before Eel and Dr. Snow have to take care of her?
a)
Hugzie
b)
Mrs. Miggle
c)
The Griggs Family
d)
The Lewis Family
19.
What is Dilly's full name?
a)
Picadilly
b)
Dillian
c)
Dilly Dally
d)
Silly Dilly
20.
Who helps Eel to draw the map of the sick people?
a)
Fanny
b)
Florrie
c)
Hugzie
d)
Dr. Snow
21.
Who brought Mrs. Susannah Eley water from the Broad Street Pump?
a)
Gus
b)
Eel
c)
Florrie
d)
Reverend Whitehead
22.
Where did Mrs. Susannah Eley live?
a)
Hampstead
b)
West Hampstad
c)
Broad Street
d)
Scotland
23.
Who were the far away cases that Dr. Snow needed to prove it was the pump spreading disease?
a)
Florrie
b)
Hugzie
c)
Himself
d)
Mrs. Eley and her niece
24.
True or False:
After Dr. Snow and Eel spoke before the committee, the pump was not removed.
After Dr. Snow and Eel spoke before the committee, the pump was not removed.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
True or False:
Both of Eel and Henry's parents are dead.
Both of Eel and Henry's parents are dead.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
His mother is alive but his father is not
26.
True or False:
Fisheye Bill is Eel's real father, not his stepfather
Fisheye Bill is Eel's real father, not his stepfather
a)
True
b)
False
27.
True or False:
Eel really did steal money from his job at the lion.
Eel really did steal money from his job at the lion.
a)
False
b)
True
28.
True or False:
Henry likes Florris and buys her ices.
Henry likes Florris and buys her ices.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
True or False:
Florrie dies at the end.
Florrie dies at the end.
a)
False
b)
True
30.
True or False:
Eel dies at the end.
Eel dies at the end.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Where does Mrs. Weatherburn threaten to send Fisheye Bill if he ever comes looking for Eel and Henry again?
a)
Australia
b)
Jail
c)
The United States
d)
The Grave
32.
Who adopts Henry and Eel in the end?
a)
Mr. Edward and his wife
b)
Hugzie
c)
Dr. Snow
d)
Florrie's family
33.
Who told Fisheye Bill that Eel was still alive and where to find him?
a)
Thumbless Jake
b)
Hugzie
c)
Mrs. Miggle
d)
Ned
34.
True or False:
Dr. Snow treats both people and animals
Dr. Snow treats both people and animals
a)
False
b)
True
35.
How long did it take Eel to make a list of all the people that dies?
a)
3 days
b)
1 week
c)
2 hours
d)
6 hours
36.
Who found Eel and helped him escape after Fisheye Bill found him?
a)
Henry
b)
Dr. Snow
c)
Betsy
d)
Thumbless Jake
37.
How did Thumbless Jake know where to find Eel?
a)
He followed Fisheye Bill
b)
Ned felt guilty and told Jake
c)
Fisheye Bill and Jake are friends
d)
Mr. Edward knew
38.
When was the Broad Street pump reopened?
a)
April 23
b)
July 16
c)
September 26
d)
December 1
39.
True or False:
Dr. Snow is a fictional character
Dr. Snow is a fictional character
a)
False
b)
True
40.
Eel is a real person from history and he assisted Dr. Snow
a)
False
b)
True
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