The Great Mouse Plot
Who is the antagonist?
Who is Mrs. Pratchett?
Where did the Matron rule supreme?
Where is the dormitory floor?
How can you describe Captain Hardcastle.
Slim, wiry , and strict
How many bars of chocolate were in each box
There were 12 bars of chocolate in each box
What subject does Corkers teach?
Mathematics
What type of conflict is Roald in?
What is Character vs Character?
What do the students have to do if they do something incorrectly?
They'd had to wear a dressing-gown and had to go to the principle to get spanked
What did Captain Hardcastle teach?
He teaches Latin
How many chocolate bars were new inventions
11 of the chocolate bars were new inventions and 1 was usually a Cadbury's Coffee Cream bar
What does Corkers really teach his students?
He makes them do crosswords puzzles
What IS the conflict?
The conflict is that Roald and his friends found a dead rat in their secret stash under the floor board and they don't know what to do. So they put the dead mouse to their most hated adult, Mrs. Pratchett. Then when they put it and see the place the closed they thought the had killed her. But when Mrs. Pratchett finds them, then they have to face the principal, Mr. Coombes.
Who is Arkle?
How did Roald get in trouble?
He asked Dobson if he could get a nib and Captain Hardcastle thought he was copying Dobson and He was sent to the Headmaster's Office
What did the students had to do in return?
They had to say how much they liked it from 0-!0 and why they did or did not liked it
How many times did he use mathematics in this book?
He only does it one time
What is the consequence?
They get spanked 4 times by Mr. Coombes with a cane while Mrs. Pratchett sees happily
What happened when nobody told the Headmaster who put caster sugar on the floor?
The Matron took everybody's tuck box keys for the rest of the term(also without eating for 6 weeks).
How many strokes did Roald get
6 stroke by the Headmaster
What was Roald's dream?
To work in the chocolate factory and make the perfect chocolate and get millions of dollars
What did he do if somebody farted?
He'd open all the windows and the doors
What does Roald's mother say to Roald at the end?
She says, " I shall find you an English school this time (Dahl, 51)."
What did the Matron do if someone is snoring?
She'd put soap flakes in your mouth.
What did Roald remember about the cane he got stroked
What are all the famous chocolates products from Roald's time?
Crunchies, Whole Nut Bar, Mars Bars, Black Magic Assortment, Tiffin , Caramello, Aero, Maltester, Quality Street Assortment, Kit Kat, Rolo,and Smarties
How did Corkers come everyday?
He'd come with" Drooping bloodhound cheeks,and filthy clothes… creaseless flannel trousers and a brown tweed jacket with patches all over it and bits of dried food on the lapels(Dahl,185)."