Taste Roald Dahl

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Tales of the Unexpected

Taste

by

Roald Dahl

What's the name of the dinner guest?

1. William Pranks
2. Mike Schofield
3. Richard Pratt
4. John Geierslay

What role does wine play in the story?

1. All guest drink too much of it
2. The dinner guest has to guess its origin
3. There isn't enough of it
4. The guest don't really like the wine

Why is Richard Pratt a famous man?

1. He is known for his knowledge of food and wine
2. He is a famous TV celebrity
3. He is a famous chef in an expensive restaurant
4. He used to be a TV presenter

What does Mike put up as his side of the bet?

1. His two houses
2. A million pounds
3. A whole box of the wine
4. His daughter

What if Richard can't identify the origin of the wine?

1. Mike will win the hand of his daughter
2. He has to pay a lot of money
3. Mike will win Richard's two houses
4. Mike will report Richard to the police

How does Mike's wife react on the bet?

1. She hopes he will win
2. She encourages him
3. She tries to stop it
4. She walks away becaue she can't handle it

What kind of wine is part of the bet?

1. a Moselle
2. A Bordeaux
3. a Rhine wine
4. Champagne

Why was Mike's original idea when organising the dinner party?

1. to have a nice evening with friends
2. To hear the opinion of a famous gourmet
3. To show to his family that he knows a lot about wine
4. To ask Pratt many questions about wine

How does Pratt know the origin of the wine?

1. He can identify it by tasting
2. He can identify it by looking at the colour of the wine
3. He had seen the bottle in the study
4. It was a lucky guess

Who told Mike to put the wine in the study?

1. Mike's wife
2. Richard Pratt
3. Mike's daughter
4. The maid

Why was the bottle of wine in the study?

1. Because of the ideal atmosphere there
2. Because it was cold there
3. Because nobody could see it there
4. Because there was no light there

Who discovered the fraud?

1. Mike Scofield
2. Mike's wife
3. Mike's daughter
4. The maid

How was the fraud exposed?

1. Richard confessed that he had seen the bottle
2. The maid brought him his glasses he had left in the study
3. Mike found out he was lying by looking at his face
4. Mike's wife found a little note near his chair