MAPS
SARPSBORG
LA ROCHELLE
CARDIFF
QUESTIONS
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?SARPSBORG
LA ROCHELLE
CARDIFF
QUESTIONS
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?
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?
