1. On page 11, Dahl discusses how both his grandfather and father were much older when they became a father. How would it feel to have your father/grandfather so much older than you? Do you think it would be good or bad? Why?
2. What “ingenious instrument” did Dahl’s father invent? Why?3. What is a shipbroker?
4. What significant event happened to Dahl’s father after moving to Cardiff?
5. What are the “glorious walks” Dahl’s father insisted on having?
