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The Devil and His Boy - Plot revision

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What era was 'The Devil and His Boy' set in?

a)

Elizabethan

b)

Jacobean

c)

Georgian

d)

Edwardian

2.

What clues did the magician give the queen to help find Tom?

a)

A stone and a purse

b)

An inn and a horse

c)

A castle and a pig

d)

A candle and a sword

3.

What did the magician use to find Tom?

a)

A hat

b)

A crystal ball

c)

The queen's hand

d)

A stone

4.

Tom's surname was...

a)

Falconer

b)

Pigeon

c)

Hawkins

d)

Smith

5.

Where did Tom live at the beginning of the story?

a)

Above a shoe shop, London

b)

The Pig's Head, Framlingham

c)

The Tavern, Moorfield

d)

The Red Lion, Enfield

6.

Sebastian and Henrietta Slope...

a)

were Tom's parents

b)

took Tom in and gave him a loving home

c)

were Tom's uncle and aunt

d)

took Tom in and treated him badly

7.

Who ambushed Tom and the gentlemen as they left for London?

a)

Gamaliel Ratsey

b)

Sebastian Slope

c)

William Hawkins

d)

James Grimly

8.

Gamaliel Ratsey used to be...

a)

a highwayman

b)

a captain in the army

c)

a poor man

d)

the Queen's servant

9.

William Hawkins was...

a)

a Gentleman Pensioner

b)

a knight

c)

a kidnapper

d)

a Garduna

10.

Where did William Hawkins tell Tom to go in London?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

St Paul's Cathedral

c)

Enfield

d)

Moorfield

11.

Gamaliel Ratsey want to kill Tom because...

a)

Tom stole from Ratsey

b)

Tom injured Ratsey

c)

Tom knows Ratsey killed Hawkins

d)

Ratsey hates Tom

12.

What caused chaos during the play at The Red Lion?

a)

There was a rat

b)

Mistress Quickly fainted

c)

There was a fire

d)

Tom saw a pickpocket

13.

What was James Grimly going to do to Tom?

a)

Cut off his ears

b)

Cut off an arm and a leg

c)

Teach him to pick pockets

d)

Make him work in a factory

14.

Moll Cutpurse is...

a)

A girl called Mary

b)

The daughter of James Grimly

c)

A murderer

d)

Tom's sister

15.

What did Moll buy for Tom before his audition?

a)

A cloak and dagger

b)

A gun

c)

New clothes and boots

d)

Some food

16.

What did Dr Mobius look like?

a)

Short and fair with kind eyes

b)

Short and very dark with narrow eyes

c)

Big and strong with a scar on his face

d)

Long fair hair and sad eyes

17.

What acting group does Tom join?

a)

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

b)

The Queen's Men

c)

The Rose Players

d)

The Garden Players

18.

Where does his acting group live?

a)

In a mansion in Knightsbridge

b)

On a boat on the Thames

c)

In an abandoned factory

d)

In a theatre in The West End

19.

What mark did Tom see on the Garden players' arms?

a)

A dragon

b)

A crown and sword

c)

A pyramid with an eye

d)

An eye with a cross

20.

Who was Florian?

a)

An orphan

b)

Dr Mobius's nephew

c)

A beggar

d)

Dr Mobius's son

21.

Who does Mobius talk to in his cabin?

a)

A monk

b)

Sir Richard

c)

The Queen of England

d)

Gamaliel Ratsey

22.

What happened to the boy Tom replaces in the Dr Mobius's play?

a)

He ran away

b)

He 'accidentally' slipped into the Thames

c)

He was fired

d)

He was killed by Ratsey