The bicycle and the sweet-shop
What is the name of the candy store owner?
Mrs. Pratchett
Where did the boys find the mouse?
Under a floorboard in the classroom where they hid their things
What is the headmaster's name?
Mr. Coombes
Caning
What kind of box is extremely important to the boys?
Tuck-box
What did Thwaites's father tell the children that licorice bootlaces were made of?
Rat's blood
Who came up with the idea for the mouse plot?
Dahl (Thwaites said so)
What did Thwaites tell everyone had happened to Mrs. Pratchett?
She had a heart attack and died
Define the word: RIVETED
To be focused completely on something
What does a tuck-box normally have in it?
Treasures, toys, food
What was Thwaites's dad's job?
Doctor
How did the boys feel when they came up with the plot?
Excited (or something similar)
What did Mr. Coombes look like?
A tall man with hair sticking out everywhere...always wore a suit and black jacket
Who noticed Dahl's injuries?
What was the matron's job at the school?
Nurse/caretaker
What was the thing about Mrs. Pratchett that disturbed Dahl the most?
Her hands
Why did the boys want to play the mouse trick on their victim?
Mrs. Pratchett was mean and they didn't like her
What did Mr. Coombes tell the boys to do once they were done with prayers?
Line up outside
What did Dahl's mother do right after she found the injuries?
Went to the headmaster
What did the matron do when she heard a boy snoring?
Put soap in his mouth
What could the boys do with Sherbert Suckers? (HINT: Has to do with what they could do with it once they sucked it through a straw)
Suck it through a straw and create froth in their noses
Which jar did Dahl put the mouse in?
Gobstopper jar
Who did Mrs. Pratchett pick out first?
Thwaites
What was Dahl's mother's solution?
Send Dahl to boarding school so that he wouldn't get hit again
What kind of town is the boarding school in?
A seaside town