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Boy... Lost His Face
Questions on the novel The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Question | Answer |
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Who wrote the novel 'The Boy Who Lost His Face? | Louis Sachar |
What does the term 'Protagonist' mean? | Person who tells the story/main character |
Who is the main character? | David Ballinger |
What is the name of the main character's brother? | Ricky |
What is the name of the protagonist's sister | Elizabeth |
What is the name of the woman who's cane they steal? | Mrs Felicity Bayfield |
What does the term 'Antagonist' mean? | It means the character who is against the main character |
Who is the antagonist in this novel? | Roger Delbrook |
Why does the main character, David, accompany Roger and the others to Mrs Bayfield's? | He wants to fit into a group |
Name 3 things the boys do to Mrs Bayfield. | Steal her cane, upend her chair so her underwear is visible, pour lemonade on her, smash her window, stamp on her flowers |
How does David feel when leaving Mrs Bayfield's? | He feels remorse (sorry), guilty |
What did Mrs Bayfield do in retaliation for the way she had been treated by the boys? | Mrs Bayfield cursed David |
What incidents occurred following the curse | David smashed the window, his pants fell down, he fell off his chair, he smashed a beaker, a bag of flour fell on his head |
Who does David make friends with? | Larry and Mo |
What name does Roger confer on David and his friends? | The 3 stooges |
What happens to the relationship between David and Ricky when Roger calls David and his friends 'the 3 stooges'? | Ricky is ashamed of David and no longer wants to play sports or watch television with him |
What do you learn about Larry? | He has changed school a number of times, he boasts of knowing Kung Fu, the Italian way to give the finger, the type of curse David has, the number of places he has lived |
What do you learn about Mo? | Mo is not afraid of Roger, she threatens Alvin and Randy with a hammer, she takes Woodwork as a subject and is building a kennel, she can be hurt by name calling |
At the end of the novel, what does David decide to do about the curse? | He decides to go to Mrs Bayfield and apologise. He also decides to retrieve (get back) the cane |
What will David have to do to retrieve the cane for Mrs Bayfield? | He will have to fight Roger for it |
Who goes to Roger's house to help David retrieve the cane? | Larry, Mo, Tori, Ricky |
Who retrieves the cane? | Tori Williams |
What is the name of the girl that David has a crush on? | Tori Williams |
What does the term 'Climax of the novel' mean? | This means the part of the novel where tension is at the highest |
What is the climax of the novel? | The fight scene |
Who won the fight? | David and his friends because they obtained the cane and this was the point of the skirmish |
Climax 1. - 'I've come for the | cane,' said David, trying to keep his voice from quivering |
Climax 2. - 'Well, you're not getting | the cane,' said Roger |
Climax 3. - 'I'll fight you for | it,' David challenged Roger. |
Climax 4. - Roger grabbed | David's shirt collar... |
Climax 5. - Ricky flung himself | at Glen |
Climax 6. - Mo pushed him (Alvin).. | .He slammed his open hand into her nose and mouth |
Climax 7. - Larry jumped | in front of Alvin |
Climax 8. - Tori pushed her way past | Scott and continued on toward Randy |
Climax 9. - Scott had one arm around Ginger | and the other around Leslie |
Climax 10 - Tori walked right up to | Randy and took the cane from him |
Climax 11. - 'We showed | them,' declared Larry |