The Witches - Chapter 4

Why did the little boy and his Grandmother have to return to England?

• There were too many witches in Norway.

• The Grandmother wanted to go to England.

• They were running away from witches.

• It was in the boy’s parents’ will.

The boy’s parents wanted him to continue his education in English schools.

• True

• False

How did the grandmother feel about moving to England?

• She was very sad.

• She hated to leave Norway.

• She didn’t want to go to England.

• She felt there was no way out of it.

There are not so many witches in England as there are in Norway.

• True

• False

What witches did Grandmama say were the most cruel in the world?

• Italian

• Norwegian

• English

• American

How did the boy feel about his grandmother’s hand and missing thumb:

• He kept looking at it. He couldn’t help it!

• He was fascinated.

• He kept wondering what had happened.

• He didn’t want to look at it.

What is the English witches’ favourite trick?

• Turn children into stone figures.

• Turn children into hot-dogs.

• Make children burn until they disappear.

• Turn children into creatures that all grown-ups hate, like a slug or a flea.

Witches are different in every country.

• True

• False

Who is the author of this novel?

• The Grandmother

• Quentin Blake

• A little boy

• Roald Dahl

Who is the narrator in “The Witches”?

• The Grandmother

• Quentin Blake

• A little boy

• Roald Dahl