1. Why is the mother so worried about her baby?
2. Give a description of the family based on the information in lines 1 – 100 (PART 1 and 2).
3. What effect do you think such family circumstances can have on a child? Explain your answer.
4. In line 110-125 (PART 3) it becomes clear what kind of father her husband is. What would it do to a child if it was told these things over and over again?
5. Which line reveals the identity of the baby?
6. Looking back, do your answers to questions 3 and 4 make any sense? How do you call this in literary terms?
7. This story is fiction, even though it’s based on historic facts. Why do you think Roald Dahl wrote this story? What did he try to do?Explain the title.
From which perspective was the story told?
Does the story contain all narrative stages? Explain why or why not.