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WorksheetsBook of Boy
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Who wrote Book of Boy?
Sir Jacques
Ian Schoenherr
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Francesco Petrarch
What was Murdock's pen name?
Bryn Mawr
Gwen Tucker
Elizabeth Gilbert
She didn't have one.
All of the following were books in Murdock's Dairy Queen series EXCEPT:
Book of Boy
The Off Season
Front and Center
Heaven is Paved with Oreos
Murdock wrote a total of how many books? Were they mostly fiction or non-fiction?
5, mostly non-fiction
5, mostly fiction
8, mostly non-fiction
8, mostly fiction
Book of Boy is what genre?
non-fiction & biography
historical fiction & fantasy
science fiction & memoir
adventure fiction & mystery
What is the setting at the beginning of Book of Boy?
Holy Year of 1450 AD in France
Holy Year of 1350 AD in France
Holy Year of 1450 AD in Rome
Holy Year of 1350 AD in Rome
Who first cared for Boy and gave him his name?
Secundus
Boy's mother
Sir Jacques
Father Petrus
Why did Cook want a prayer of blessing as payment for allowing Secundus to take Boy along on his journey?
She felt guilty for not sending for the priest when Sir Jacques' wife was on her deathbed.
She wanted to heal her new husband, Sir Jacques.
She needed prayer to help her take care of Sir Jacques.
Everyone wanted a prayer of blessing during those times.
What did Boy learn was Secundus's previous profession?
cook
master of a castle
lawyer
He was always a pilgrim.
Which relic did Secundus already possess when Boy met him?
tooth
rib
thumb
skull
How did Sir Jacques get injured?
on a pilgrimage
pestilence
jousting
during the Crusades
Boy prayed for all of the following at Saint Peter's step EXCEPT:
a cure for Sir Jacques
to preserve Cook from eternal punishment
safe journey home
a cure for his hunchback
for Milady and her 3 babies
Why did Secundus toss the baby to Boy at Saint Peter's step?
as a distraction so he could escape
as a distraction so he could steal Saint Peter's shoe
because the baby belonged to Secundus
because the baby was a relic
Why did Boy want to continue on with Secundus to Rome?
to get all 7 relics for himself
so he could be free from his old life
to reach the tomb of Saint Peter and become a regular boy
to reach the tomb of Saint Peter to get the prayer of blessing for Cook
For what did Secundus use Saint Peter's shoe?
because Boy needed new shoes
to add to his collection of relics
to trade for Saint Peter's tooth
to pay a debt
After his bath, which of Boy's features became more noticeable?
his hair
his hunchback
his eyes
his face
What did Secundus and Boy steal to help the wife of the Castle of Gold?
Saint Peter's shoe
Saint Peter's tooth
tear-soaked veil
her dowry to return to her
Why did she want the stolen item?
because it belonged to her
because she loved it
because she thought it would help her have a baby
because she thought it would bring her husband home
What relic did the wife of the Castle of Gold have to trade?
thumb
tooth
shin
skull
Boy learns that Secundus is searching for the relics for what reason?
because he wants them
to get to heaven
to pay a debt
because he likes to steal
Who are Flavia and Lucius?
angels
pilgrims
travelers Secundus and Boy meet on their journey
Secundus's wife and son who died
What relic did Secundus and Boy stumble across that was NOT on the list?
rib
shin
toe
thumb
Why couldn't Secundus touch the relics?
They were too Holy to touch.
They could only be touched by a child.
They burned him.
They would break.
What was Boy's hump?
wings
hunchback
a relic
a fake
What did Boy learn was the reason why Father Petrus always told him "Never reveal yourself?"
because Boy would be killed and his angel wings would be sold
because Father Petrus knew Boy was really an angel
because people would want Boy to talk to animals for them
because Father Petrus knew Secundus was coming to find Boy
Boy learns that Secundus smells so badly because why?
Secundus is hiding food and it is rotting,
Secundus needs another bath.
Secundus died 1000 years earlier and he escaped hell.
Secundus has gas.
Secundus reassures Boy that they are "recovering" relics to return them to what?
Saint Paul's tomb
heaven
their rightful owners
Saint Peter's tomb
What caused Boy to first spread his wings while he was hiding in the attic room?
They itched.
Secundus made him.
They needed to dry out.
The cat asked him to do it.
How did it feel when Boy tried to conceal his wings once they had been spread out?
Itchy
Good
Painful
He didn't conceal them ever again.
As the journey continued, Secundus became:
stronger
meaner
sicker
hungrier
Which relic did they find that was a fake?
thumb
toe
shin
skull
What earthly event took place that helped Secundus escape hell?
Holy War
Crusades
pestilence
earthquakes
What was Boy's temptation on the boat to Rome?
to steal the relics for himself
to run away
to stretch his wings
to kill Secundus
The dust of Saint Peter is stored at whose grave?
Saint Peter
Saint Paul
the pope
Secundus
Who were the bearded men in Boy's dream while he was trapped in the coffin?
Father Petrus and the pope
Secundus and Sir Jacques
Unknown men
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
While locked in the coffin, Boy did all of the following EXCEPT what?
stretched and cleaned his wings
made friends with a mouse
sorted the dust, bones, and cloth into piles
kept a diary of his experience
What came floating down through the hole in the coffin right before Boy was freed?
a feather
a note from Secundus
a drawing of Boy
a page from the Bible
How did Secundus help Boy escape the coffin of Saint Paul?
He tricked everyone into thinking the Saints said to go to the tomb of Saint Peter.
He didn't help Boy escape.
He helped Boy escape at night when everyone was sleeping.
Boy escaped on his own without any help.
Who opened the lid of the coffin to free Boy?
Secundus
Brigands
Four washerwomen
Four angels
How did the washerwomen help Boy with his wings so they didn't hurt?
They folded them.
They cut them off.
They cleaned them.
They dried them completely.
What did Boy use as a distraction to be able to get the skull of Saint Peter?
his wings
Secundus
a donkey
birds
How did Boy and Secundus escape the church after Boy took the skull bone fragment?
They hid until everyone left.
Boy used his angel wings to fly them to safety.
They didn't escape.
Secundus used his key to lock everyone in the church.
Boy kept confusing the last relic "tomb" with what?
home
skull
toe
He didn't confuse any of the relics.
When the black-haired girl asked Boy why he saved her, what did he say?
"Because I am an angel."
"Because that is not my mission."
"Because Secundus told me to."
"Because I am good."
How did Boy and Secundus make it to the church with Saint Peter's tomb?
On a donkey
Boy flew with his wings
They rode in a cart they had hidden in
They walked
Who did Secundus mistakenly think Boy was in the church?
Saint Peter
another pilgrim
Lucius
a clergyman
What happened to Secundus when he finally touched the wall of the tomb?
Nothing.
He became well again.
He disappeared.
Boy became a regular boy.
Was Boy an angel or a boy?
angel
boy
both
neither
How did Boy talk to Sir Jacques when he returned home?
He talked to him like he talked to everyone else
He talked to him like he talked to the animals
They didn't talk.
Sir Jacques had died when he returned home.
By the end of the story, Boy found his joy and purpose in what?
finding the 7 relics
talking to animals
flying in secret
helping others
