Coming to England

1.What genre is Coming to England?

• historical fiction
• autobiography
• biography
• diary

2. Where did Floella live before ‘coming to England’?

• Tobago
• Jamacia
• Trinidad
• Barbados

3. Which well known traditional stories did Dardie tell Floella and her brothers and sisters?

• The Chronicles of Narnia
• Tales of Anansi the spider
• Roald Dahl stories
• Brothers Grimm fairy tales

4.What did Marmie give to her children everyday that they really didn’t like?

• Cough medicine
• Vegetables
• Cod liver oil
• Gooseberries

5.What did the children sing everyday at school?

• Auld Lang Syne
• The National Anthem
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Rule Britannia

6. What time did Floella and Sandra have to get up to clean the house when they were staying with their cruel relatives?

• 7
• 5
• 4
• 6

7. When did Floella come to England?

• 1910
• 1960
• 1850
• 1790

8. How many rooms did the Benjamin family house have at 1 Mayfield Avenue?

• Four
• Two
• Three
• One

9. How did the children at Floella’s English school make her feel?

• Welcomed and comfortable
• Violent and angry
• Sad and shy
• Happy and settled

10. What did Marmie tell her children was their “passport to life”?

• Fame
• Connections to important people
• Education
• Wealth