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Book of Boy

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Book of Boy?

a)

Sir Jacques

b)

Ian Schoenherr

c)

Catherine Gilbert Murdock

d)

Francesco Petrarch

2.

What was Murdock's pen name?

a)

Bryn Mawr

b)

Gwen Tucker

c)

Elizabeth Gilbert

d)

She didn't have one.

3.

All of the following were books in Murdock's Dairy Queen series EXCEPT:

a)

Book of Boy

b)

The Off Season

c)

Front and Center

d)

Heaven is Paved with Oreos

4.

Murdock wrote a total of how many books? Were they mostly fiction or non-fiction?

a)

5, mostly non-fiction

b)

5, mostly fiction

c)

8, mostly non-fiction

d)

8, mostly fiction

5.

Book of Boy is what genre?

a)

non-fiction & biography

b)

historical fiction & fantasy

c)

science fiction & memoir

d)

adventure fiction & mystery

6.

What is the setting at the beginning of Book of Boy?

a)

Holy Year of 1450 AD in France

b)

Holy Year of 1350 AD in France

c)

Holy Year of 1450 AD in Rome

d)

Holy Year of 1350 AD in Rome

7.

Who first cared for Boy and gave him his name?

a)

Secundus

b)

Boy's mother

c)

Sir Jacques

d)

Father Petrus

8.

Why did Cook want a prayer of blessing as payment for allowing Secundus to take Boy along on his journey?

a)

She felt guilty for not sending for the priest when Sir Jacques' wife was on her deathbed.

b)

She wanted to heal her new husband, Sir Jacques.

c)

She needed prayer to help her take care of Sir Jacques.

d)

Everyone wanted a prayer of blessing during those times.

9.

What did Boy learn was Secundus's previous profession?

a)

cook

b)

master of a castle

c)

lawyer

d)

He was always a pilgrim.

10.

Which relic did Secundus already possess when Boy met him?

a)

tooth

b)

rib

c)

thumb

d)

skull

11.

How did Sir Jacques get injured?

a)

on a pilgrimage

b)

pestilence

c)

jousting

d)

during the Crusades

12.

Boy prayed for all of the following at Saint Peter's step EXCEPT:

a)

a cure for Sir Jacques

b)

to preserve Cook from eternal punishment

c)

safe journey home

d)

a cure for his hunchback

e)

for Milady and her 3 babies

13.

Why did Secundus toss the baby to Boy at Saint Peter's step?

a)

as a distraction so he could escape

b)

as a distraction so he could steal Saint Peter's shoe

c)

because the baby belonged to Secundus

d)

because the baby was a relic

14.

Why did Boy want to continue on with Secundus to Rome?

a)

to get all 7 relics for himself

b)

so he could be free from his old life

c)

to reach the tomb of Saint Peter and become a regular boy

d)

to reach the tomb of Saint Peter to get the prayer of blessing for Cook

15.

For what did Secundus use Saint Peter's shoe?

a)

because Boy needed new shoes

b)

to add to his collection of relics

c)

to trade for Saint Peter's tooth

d)

to pay a debt

16.

After his bath, which of Boy's features became more noticeable?

a)

his hair

b)

his hunchback

c)

his eyes

d)

his face

17.

What did Secundus and Boy steal to help the wife of the Castle of Gold?

a)

Saint Peter's shoe

b)

Saint Peter's tooth

c)

tear-soaked veil

d)

her dowry to return to her

18.

Why did she want the stolen item?

a)

because it belonged to her

b)

because she loved it

c)

because she thought it would help her have a baby

d)

because she thought it would bring her husband home

19.

What relic did the wife of the Castle of Gold have to trade?

a)

thumb

b)

tooth

c)

shin

d)

skull

20.

Boy learns that Secundus is searching for the relics for what reason?

a)

because he wants them

b)

to get to heaven

c)

to pay a debt

d)

because he likes to steal

21.

Who are Flavia and Lucius?

a)

angels

b)

pilgrims

c)

travelers Secundus and Boy meet on their journey

d)

Secundus's wife and son who died

22.

What relic did Secundus and Boy stumble across that was NOT on the list?

a)

rib

b)

shin

c)

toe

d)

thumb

23.

Why couldn't Secundus touch the relics?

a)

They were too Holy to touch.

b)

They could only be touched by a child.

c)

They burned him.

d)

They would break.

24.

What was Boy's hump?

a)

wings

b)

hunchback

c)

a relic

d)

a fake

25.

What did Boy learn was the reason why Father Petrus always told him "Never reveal yourself?"

a)

because Boy would be killed and his angel wings would be sold

b)

because Father Petrus knew Boy was really an angel

c)

because people would want Boy to talk to animals for them

d)

because Father Petrus knew Secundus was coming to find Boy

26.

Boy learns that Secundus smells so badly because why?

a)

Secundus is hiding food and it is rotting,

b)

Secundus needs another bath.

c)

Secundus died 1000 years earlier and he escaped hell.

d)

Secundus has gas.

27.

Secundus reassures Boy that they are "recovering" relics to return them to what?

a)

Saint Paul's tomb

b)

heaven

c)

their rightful owners

d)

Saint Peter's tomb

28.

What caused Boy to first spread his wings while he was hiding in the attic room?

a)

They itched.

b)

Secundus made him.

c)

They needed to dry out.

d)

The cat asked him to do it.

29.

How did it feel when Boy tried to conceal his wings once they had been spread out?

a)

Itchy

b)

Good

c)

Painful

d)

He didn't conceal them ever again.

30.

As the journey continued, Secundus became:

a)

stronger

b)

meaner

c)

sicker

d)

hungrier

31.

Which relic did they find that was a fake?

a)

thumb

b)

toe

c)

shin

d)

skull

32.

What earthly event took place that helped Secundus escape hell?

a)

Holy War

b)

Crusades

c)

pestilence

d)

earthquakes

33.

What was Boy's temptation on the boat to Rome?

a)

to steal the relics for himself

b)

to run away

c)

to stretch his wings

d)

to kill Secundus

34.

The dust of Saint Peter is stored at whose grave?

a)

Saint Peter

b)

Saint Paul

c)

the pope

d)

Secundus

35.

Who were the bearded men in Boy's dream while he was trapped in the coffin?

a)

Father Petrus and the pope

b)

Secundus and Sir Jacques

c)

Unknown men

d)

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

36.

While locked in the coffin, Boy did all of the following EXCEPT what?

a)

stretched and cleaned his wings

b)

made friends with a mouse

c)

sorted the dust, bones, and cloth into piles

d)

kept a diary of his experience

37.

What came floating down through the hole in the coffin right before Boy was freed?

a)

a feather

b)

a note from Secundus

c)

a drawing of Boy

d)

a page from the Bible

38.

How did Secundus help Boy escape the coffin of Saint Paul?

a)

He tricked everyone into thinking the Saints said to go to the tomb of Saint Peter.

b)

He didn't help Boy escape.

c)

He helped Boy escape at night when everyone was sleeping.

d)

Boy escaped on his own without any help.

39.

Who opened the lid of the coffin to free Boy?

a)

Secundus

b)

Brigands

c)

Four washerwomen

d)

Four angels

40.

How did the washerwomen help Boy with his wings so they didn't hurt?

a)

They folded them.

b)

They cut them off.

c)

They cleaned them.

d)

They dried them completely.

41.

What did Boy use as a distraction to be able to get the skull of Saint Peter?

a)

his wings

b)

Secundus

c)

a donkey

d)

birds

42.

How did Boy and Secundus escape the church after Boy took the skull bone fragment?

a)

They hid until everyone left.

b)

Boy used his angel wings to fly them to safety.

c)

They didn't escape.

d)

Secundus used his key to lock everyone in the church.

43.

Boy kept confusing the last relic "tomb" with what?

a)

home

b)

skull

c)

toe

d)

He didn't confuse any of the relics.

44.

When the black-haired girl asked Boy why he saved her, what did he say?

a)

"Because I am an angel."

b)

"Because that is not my mission."

c)

"Because Secundus told me to."

d)

"Because I am good."

45.

How did Boy and Secundus make it to the church with Saint Peter's tomb?

a)

On a donkey

b)

Boy flew with his wings

c)

They rode in a cart they had hidden in

d)

They walked

46.

Who did Secundus mistakenly think Boy was in the church?

a)

Saint Peter

b)

another pilgrim

c)

Lucius

d)

a clergyman

47.

What happened to Secundus when he finally touched the wall of the tomb?

a)

Nothing.

b)

He became well again.

c)

He disappeared.

d)

Boy became a regular boy.

48.

Was Boy an angel or a boy?

a)

angel

b)

boy

c)

both

d)

neither

49.

How did Boy talk to Sir Jacques when he returned home?

a)

He talked to him like he talked to everyone else

b)

He talked to him like he talked to the animals

c)

They didn't talk.

d)

Sir Jacques had died when he returned home.

50.

By the end of the story, Boy found his joy and purpose in what?

a)

finding the 7 relics

b)

talking to animals

c)

flying in secret

d)

helping others