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Dogsbody Trivia Quiz

'Dogsbody' by Diana Wynne Jones. How much do you know about Sirius's story? Hard quiz...good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by SkateS. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
SkateS

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
367

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What colour are Sirius's eyes as a dog? Hint

green

blue

yellow

orange

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is Kathleen from? Hint

Wales

Ireland

Scotland

England

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many cats does the family have? Hint

None

Two

Three

Four

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Sirius looking for? Hint

a Xeon

a Wib

a Yilk

a Zoi

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Question 5 of 10

5. What kind of shop does Duffie have? Hint

flowers

pottery

books

glass

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the lady who feeds Sirius? Hint

Miss Jones

Miss Smith

Miss Brown

Miss Young

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why does Sirius chase the boys? Hint

They were bullying Kathleen

They were hitting Robin

They kicked him

They were kicking a cat

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Basil collect? Hint

Coins

Stamps

Fossils

Books

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who owns the white and red dogs? Hint

Orion

Apollo

Actaeon

Arawn

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who betrayed Sirius so he became a dog? Hint

Castor

Sol

His Companion

Polaris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What colour are Sirius's eyes as a dog?

Answer: green

The puppies at the end of the book have yellow eyes.

2. Where is Kathleen from?

Answer: Ireland

Duffie calls her a feckless Irish slut, and says she's lazy. When Kathleen's doing all the housework and Duffie does nothing?

3. How many cats does the family have?

Answer: Three

Romulus, Remus and Tibbles.

4. What is Sirius looking for?

Answer: a Zoi

5. What kind of shop does Duffie have?

Answer: pottery

At the end Kathleen smashes a load of pots when Duffie tells her it serves her father right to have been shot.

6. What is the name of the lady who feeds Sirius?

Answer: Miss Smith

Kathleen goes to live with her in the end.

7. Why does Sirius chase the boys?

Answer: They were bullying Kathleen

They were bullying Kathleen for being Irish.

8. What does Basil collect?

Answer: Fossils

He is looking for a meteorite that turns out to be the Zoi.

9. Who owns the white and red dogs?

Answer: Arawn

The Earth protects him from Sol.

10. Who betrayed Sirius so he became a dog?

Answer: His Companion

Polaris knew Sirius could not have done what he was accused of and was protecting his Companion so he gave Sirius a chance to find the Zoi and clear his name.

Source: Author SkateS

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