Roald Dahl quiz

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Quiz

Roald Dahl stories

What is true about Mary Maloney?

1. She is fed up with her husband.
2. She is pregnant for 6 months.
3. She drinks a lot of whiskey
4. She is afraid of her husband.

What does Patrick Maloney probably say to Mary?

1. That he is going to leave her.
2. That is going to quit his job.
3. That he wants to move.
4. That he is tired of his day at work.

What does Mary kill her husband with?

1. a spanner
2. a heavy vase
3. a blunt instrument
4. a leg of lamb

Why does she go to the grocer's afterwards?

1. she doesn't know what else to do
2. she wants to create an alibi
3. she needs food
4. she couldn't be in the house any longer

What happens to the murder weapon?

1. Mary hid it
2. Mary threw it away
3. the policemen threw it away
4. the policemen ate it

What is Mr Biby's profession?

1. doctor
2. teacher
3. dentist
4. surgeon

What does Mrs Bixby get from the Colonel?

1. A mink coat
2. A scarf made of fur
3. A bunch of flowers
4. A jacket

What excuse does Mrs Bixby use when she is at the pawn shop?

1. That her bag was stolen
2. She doesn't have any cash and the banks are closed
3. She doesn't need the coat anymore
4. She found the coat in the taxi

What does Mrs Bixby to be written on the ticket?

1. her name, address and 50 dollars
2. coat and 50 dollars
3. 50 dollars
4. name, coat and 50 dollars

Why does Mrs Bixby refuse to go with her husband to claim the
ticket?

1. She wanted to have a suprise
2. She didn't want to be seen going to a pawnbroker
3. She didn't have time
4. She didn't want the pawnbroker to say that she had been there before

Who was wearing the mink coat at the end of the story?

1. Miss Pulteney
2. Mrs Bixby
3. Mrs Maloney
4. Mr Bixby

What prevents Billy from going on to the Bell and Dragon pub?

1. He is transfixed by the sign that says “Bed and Breakfast.”
2. The landlady opens the door and invites him in.
3. A passerby tells him the Bell and Dragon isn’t nice
4. He is too tired to keep walking.

The landlady explains that there are no other guests because

1. she has just opened her B&B
2. there is only one room available
3. she is very particular and choosy
4. she can’t stand too much commotion

At first, Billy thinks that the landlady is

1. very suspicious
2. slightly dotty and off her rocker
3. lots of fun
4. old and feeble

What puzzles Billy about the landlady’s guest list?

1. He knows each of the previous guests.
2. All of the names on the guest list are men.
3. He is sure he has read the names in the newspaper.
4. He thinks that the guests were famous politicians.

What do you think makes Billy’s tea taste strange?

1. Bitter almonds
2. Poison
3. Pickled walnuts
4. The milk

The point at which the reader can predict what will happen to Billy is when the landlady says

1. That both Billy and Mulholland were seventeen
2. Mulholland also liked his tea
3. That she stuffed her pets
4. Mulholland and Temple haven’t left the bed and breakfast

Mrs Foster is afraid of missing a plane, train, etc.

What is the physical indicator of Mrs. Foster's anxiety?

1. A muscle spasm
2. An eye twitch
3. A headache
4. Eyes start winking

Where does Mrs Foster go to for six weeks?

1. Paris, daughter
2. New York, daughter
3. London, son
4. New York, son

What is the status of Mrs. Foster's flight when she is at the airport for the first time in the story?

1. The flight is on schedule
2. She has already missed the flight
3. The flight is cancelled
4. The flight is delayed

When Mrs Foster goes to the airport the next day, Mr Foster goes back into the house to get....

1. a present for his daughter
2. his cigars
3. his umbrella
4. a present for Mrs Foster

Where does Mrs Foster find the present?

1. On the floor of the car
2. Between the seats in the car
3. In Mr Foster's jacket
4. On the seat where Mr Foster sat

What does Mrs Foster do when she finds the present in the car?

1. She went into the house and called him
2. She didn't go after him and let the driver drive away
3. She put the key in the lock of the door of the house and heard a sound
4. She waited for him to come back

What has probably happened to Mr Foster?

1. He got stuck in the elevator and died
2. He went to the club and never came back
3. He also took a plane to Paris and stayed there
4. He was fed up with his wife and left

Which story did you like the most?

Lamb to the Slaughter

The Landlady

Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's coat

The Way up to Heaven