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The Swan by Roald Dahl

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What things did Ernie and Raymond do to bully Peter?

a)

Tied him to a railroad track and had a train run over him, slapped him across the face, made him fetch birds, tied swan wings to Peter's arms and made him climb a tree, and shot him.

b)

Laid him on a rail road track, punched him, made him swim in the pond, tied swan wings on his arms and made him fly away.

c)

Called him names, broke his arm, and shot at him.

d)

Tie him to a railroad track, slap him, tossed him into a pond, tied swan wings on him and made him fly.

2.

Where did Ernie go first after leaving his house?

a)

DCMS

b)

Peter's house

c)

The train tracks

d)

Raymond's house

3.

What kind of conflict is this story?

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Himself

d)

Man vs. a power greater than himself

4.

What point of view does the author write in?

 

a)

First Person

b)

Third Person- Objective

c)

Third Person- Omniscient

d)

Fifth Person

5.

Where does this story take place?

a)

Kentucky

b)

China

c)

Scotland

d)

England

6.

What's the name of the author of this story?

 

a)

Ronald Dahl

b)

Ronald Dalh

c)

Roald Dalh

d)

Raold Dalh

7.

Why did Ernie get a gun?

a)

It was Ernie's 12th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.

b)

It was Ernie's 200th birthday and the gun was a gift from his grandkids.

c)

It was Ernie's 15th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.

d)

It was Ernie's 14th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.

8.

How did Ernie's mom feel about Ernie shooting birds with his new gun?

a)

She was happy because that meant more food on the table

b)

She was sad because she loves birds.

c)

She was upset because it was nesting season and not a good time to shoot birds.

d)

She was hungry and wanted bird pizza and bird ice cream.

9.

What does Peter look like?

a)

A small, pale, skinny boy with freckles and thick glasses. His clothes are always clean.

b)

A small chubby boy with a big mole on his nose and sunglasses, and his clothes are always ghetto.

c)

A small, skinny boy with red hair, tiny glasses, and his clothes are always stripped

d)

A small nerdy boy with black hair, tan skin, and glasses. His clothes are always nice.

10.

Why didn't Ernie and Raymond like Peter?

a)

They didn't like Peter's huge mole on his nose.

b)

He was always mean to them.

c)

He was everything they were not, smart, polite, likable, and his father worked at a bank and theirs work crummy jobs such as a trucker or a factory worker.

d)

They thought Peter was stuck up and snobby.

11.

According to Ernie, what happens to spies when they get caught?

a)

They get put up against a wall and shot down

b)

They are taken as political prisoners and exchanged

c)

They are forgiven and extradited to their homecountry

d)

They are tied to the railtracks to be killed by trains

12.

When describing Ernie and Raymond, Dahl calls these violent uneducated ruffians like this:

a)

Hooligans

b)

Mischievers

c)

Bullies

d)

Gangbangers

13.

According to our narrator little Peter Watson had this kind of spirit. He had...

a)

An Indomitable spirit

b)

A liberating spirit

c)

a fierce spirit

d)

a fighter's spirit

14.

What kind of miracle happened by the end of this story?

a)

Peter Watson managed to fly with his swan wings and escape.

b)

Peter Watson was able to fly away and punish the bullies from air.

c)

Peter Watson teleported himself from the top of the tree to the back garden of his house.

d)

Peter Watson made Ernie's gun appeared on his hands.

15.

Peter tried to distract himself when he was tied to the railway tracks by looking at...?

a)

The figures made by the clouds in the sky.

b)

The birds flying high above his head.

c)

The kids who have just tied him to the tracks.

d)

The little bunnies jumping around the area.