Boy: Tales of Childhood Quizzes

Boy: Tales of Childhood Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Boy: Tales of Childhood?
John Steinbeck

Roald Dahl

John Cheever

Tan France
2 In what year was Boy: Tales of Childhood published?
1984

1954

2001

1901
3 From where do the stories in Boy: Tales of Childhood come?
The author's life

The author found them in newspapers

Letters fans have written to the author

The author's imagination
4 Who is the protagonist of Boy: Tales of Childhood?
Geddy Lee

Roald Dahl

An unnamed child

John Francis
5 Who narrates Boy: Tales of Childhood?
An unnamed third-person narrator

John Francis

Roald Dahl

An unnamed first-person narrator
6 What was Dahl's father's name?
Harald

Frank

Derek

John
7 How does Dahl's father injure himself when young?
He is shot by a soldier

He falls off a roof

He jumps off a cliff

He is hit by a car
8 What contributes to the local doctor failing to fix Dahl's father's broken elbow?
He is vindictive

He is in mourning

He is blind

He is drunk
9 What happens to Harald's arm?
It is amputated

It becomes stronger than ever

None of these, he hurt his leg

It falls off
10 What does Dahl's father consider the only inconvenience of losing a limb?
He cannot take the top off a boiled egg

He will never be a soldier

He will always be depressed he isn't able-bodied

He has to quit his roofing job
11 Where is Dahl's father from?
France

England

Wales

Norway
12 Where does Harald move to before Dahl is born?
France

Canada

Egypt

Ethiopia
13 What kind of company does Harald found in Wales?
A hospital

A dog-walking business

A child-care facility

A shipbroking firm
14 What nationality is Harald's first wife?
French

Scottish

British

Welsh
15 What is Harald's first wife's name?
Marie

Sofie

Sonia

Kara
16 How many children does Harald have with his first wife?
Three

One

Two

Zero
17 What does Harald do after his wife dies?
He kills himself

He dies of grief

He meets another woman while in Norway

He dies of pneumonia
18 What is the name of Dahl's mother?
Sonia

Sofie

Marie

Frances
19 What happens to Dahl's sister Astri in 1920?
She dies

She runs away

She begins school

She crashes a car the family is in
20 How does Astri die?
Car accident

Pneumonia

Suicide

Appendicitis
21 How does Harald die?
Suicide

Roofing accident

Car accident

Pneumonia
22 What medicine does Dahl believe might have saved his sister and father?
Penicillin

Vaccines

Ibuprofen

Leeches
23 Why doesn't Harald fight against his illness?
He has been fighting with his wife

He is disappointed in Roald's life choices

He has no will to live after Astri dies

He has always been suicidal
24 What significant event occurs two months after Harald's death?
Dahl's eldest sister dies

Sofie's parents stop talking to her

Sofie gives birth to another child

Dahl begins school
25 Why does Sofie stay in the UK after her husband dies?
She wants to honor his wish that their children go to English schools

She has no money to travel

She doesn't want to burden her family in Norway

She doesn't want to burden her family in France