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TASTE AND OTHER TALES - EXAM A

1- ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON ROALD DAHL´S BIOGRAPHY (1 p.)

a) Where was Roald Dahl born? When?

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b) How was his childhood? Did he write any autobiographical book on it? If so, name it.
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c) What subject did he write about first? Name 1 of his works on it.
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d) How was it that he started to write children´s stories? Name 2
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e) What are the main characteristics of his short stories “Tales of the Unexpected”?
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f) Dahl also wrote for the cinema, including the screenplay for …………………….. and
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2- TASTE
a) Does Richard Pratt drink the first wine?
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b) Why is the claret in the study?
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c) What is Mike´s first bet?
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d) What does Pratt then ask him to bet?
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e) What does Mike´s wife think of the bet?
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f) What does Mike say to Louise to show that he is very confident?
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g) Does Pratt guess the name of the wine correctly?
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h) How does he do this?
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3- A SWIM
a) What does Mr Botibol bet on exactly?
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b) What did he wait for before he went to bed?
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c) Why is he alarmed the next morning?
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d) Who does he see on the deck?
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e) Why does he jump off?
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f) What is his purpose?
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g) Why doesn´t she sound the alarm or anything?
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Group:………..

4- POISON
a) How did the snake get into Harry´s bed?
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b) What did Timber plan to do if Harry was beaten?
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c) What does Harry suggest to Timber?
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d) Why does Harry not want a cold cloth on his face?
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e) Is the doctor confident that the serum will protect Harry?
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f) What will the chloroform do to Harry?
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g) Why did Harry start jumping in the air?
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(7 p.)

5- OPINION ESSAY: What´s your opinion about the three stories you have read? Write about
the most interesting (whether good or bad) features you have found in either plot, characters,
setting. (2 p.)