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The Borrowers

The Borrowers Book Quiz

Test your knowledge of the book 'The Borrowers' by completing the quiz below. When finished you might want to try your hand at one of our other book quizzes.

1. Who wrote the book, 'The Borrowers'?

Mary Poppins
Mary Berry
Mary Norton

2. Where do the borrowers live in the house?

The attic
Under the floorboards
In a cupboard

3. Why did other borrower families leave the house?

The problems with damp and mildew
There was less food and other things to be had
Noisy neighbours

4. When do think the story is set?

The early 1900s
The late 1940s
The early 1970s

5. Where did Mrs May live as a child?

In Germany
In South Africa
In India

6. What does Great Aunt Sophy drink every evening?

Madeira wine
Hot chocolate
Lady Grey tea

7. What happened to the cat that Mrs Driver sent after the borrowers?

It lost interest and went to sleep
It was chased off by the rat catcher's dogs
It was distracted by a mouse and chased that instead

8. What is the borrower family's last name (surname)?

Clock
Crampfurl
May

9. What is the boy's name?

Pod
John
It is not mentioned

10. How old is Arrietty?

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Correct answers:

An excerpt from The Borrowers:

"It was Mrs. May who first told me about them. No, not me. How could it have been me - a wild, untidy, self-willed little girl who stared with angry eyes and was said to crunch her teeth? Kate, she should have been called. Yes, that was it - Kate. Not that it matters much either way: she barely comes into the story"

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