Literature

Roald Dahl short stories

Mrs Bixby and the Colonels coat
Read the following statements and answer these questions about each one:
Due date:
a. Who is speaking to whom and about what? …
b. Which statements are true and which are lies?

1. “I’ve got to have this coat! I’ve got to have this coat!”

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2. “I only want to borrow enough on it to help me until Monday.”

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3. “I think you ought to put a description.”

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4. “I stayed on in the office and did some work.”

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5. “I’d much rather it was for you than for me.”

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6. “Why, yes… I… I… think it’s… it’s lovely… really lovely.”

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The Leg of Lamb

Read the following statements and answer these questions about each one:

a. Who is speaking to whom?

b. What are they speaking about?

1. “This is going to be a bit of a shock to you, I’m afraid”

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2. “Yes, and I think a can of beans.”

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3. “It’s not strictly allowed...”

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4. “It’ll be cooked just right by now.”

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5. “It’s probably under our very noses.”

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The Way up to Heaven

Imagine Mrs Foster wrote a letter to her daughter in France after the events that took place in New
York after her arrival. What would she say? Write her letter.

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