Available Answers

1. 1.

   What do you think was going on in the narrator's mind?

2. 2.

   Do you think the narrator believes his Nanny?

3. 3.

   Which word in the above paragraph means 'examined with finger'?

   1. prodded
   2. yelping
   3. dressed
4. 4.

   Why do you think the Matron and the school doctor decided to send the narrator home?

5. 5.

   Tick (√) the correct answer in each.

   1. How was the narrator feeling during the first two weeks at the boarding school?
      1. He was feeling extremely happy.
      2. He was feeling devastatingly homesick.
      3. He was feeling both homesick and seasick.
   2. What makes the appendix go bad, according to the narrator's Nanny?
      1. toothpick pieces
      2. toothpaste colour
      3. toothbrush bristles
   3. When the Matron first saw the narrator clutching his stomach, she thought that
      1. the narrator had played too much
      2. the narrator had overeaten
      3. the narrator had overslept
   4. 'But Dr Dunbar was far _________ and _________ than either the Matron or the school doctor.'
      1. wiser, more skillful
      2. younger, less skillful
      3. older, bigger
6. 6.

   According to the narrator, 'Homesickness is a bit like seasickness.' What does he say in support of this statement?