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Quiz about Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson

"Hetty Feather" by Jacqueline Wilson Quiz

"Hetty Feather" is a great book by Jacqueline Wilson. If you haven't read it, read it, because it is awesome!

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

Author
meggirlr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,498

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
532

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which time in history is the book set in? Hint

Nowadays

Victorian times

Tudor times

Roman times

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is the hospital Hetty was left at as a baby? Hint

Manchester

Blackpool

Birmingham

London

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of Hetty's foster mother? Hint

Peg

Linda

Dot

Maureen

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many children of their own do Peg and John have? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where do Hetty and Jem run away to while Hetty is still living with her foster parents? Hint

The hospital

The funfair

The circus

The woods

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Question 6 of 10

6. By the time they reach what age does every foundling have to be returned to the Foundling Hospital? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the matron for the younger girls at the hospital? Hint

Matron Hathaway

Matron Fisher

Matron Jones

Matron Peters

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Question 8 of 10

8. What book does Ida, the kitchen maid, give Hetty? Hint

Cinderella

Thumbelina

The Water Babies

As You Dance

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the girl Hetty befriends when she runs away? Hint

Sissy

Monica

Sheila

Louise

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who turns out to be Hetty's real mother? Hint

Madame Adeline

Ida

Miss Smith

Matron Bottomly

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which time in history is the book set in?

Answer: Victorian times

"Hetty Feather" is a book set in the late 1800s, when Queen Victoria ruled over Britain.

2. Where is the hospital Hetty was left at as a baby?

Answer: London

When she was only a few days old, Hetty Feather's mother wrapped her in a blanket and left her at the Foundling Hospital in London.

3. What is the name of Hetty's foster mother?

Answer: Peg

Hetty gets fostered when she gets out of the hospital, shortly after she was left there, by a married couple named Peg and John.

4. How many children of their own do Peg and John have?

Answer: 7

Peg and John have seven children of their own: Jem, Rosie, Nat, Eliza, Marcus, Bess and Nora. They also foster many young children.

5. Where do Hetty and Jem run away to while Hetty is still living with her foster parents?

Answer: The circus

Hetty and Jem, her favourite of her 'brothers', really want to see the circus so, as Peg says no, they run away and Hetty even gets to take part!

6. By the time they reach what age does every foundling have to be returned to the Foundling Hospital?

Answer: 6

Every baby left at the Foundling Hospital must be returned there by the time they are six. It is usually done soon after they turn five.

7. What is the name of the matron for the younger girls at the hospital?

Answer: Matron Peters

The matron for the younger girls at the hospital is Matron Peters, whom Hetty calls Matron Pigface Peters because she's so mean.

8. What book does Ida, the kitchen maid, give Hetty?

Answer: Thumbelina

Even though she is only six, Hetty can read by her first Christmas at the hospital. Ida, the friendly kitchen maid, gives Hetty "Thumbelina" as a present.

9. What is the name of the girl Hetty befriends when she runs away?

Answer: Sissy

Without quite meaning to, Hetty runs away when they are given a free hour in the park. She has hardly any money, and eventually meets Sissy, who sells flowers in the street to pay for her father's drinks.

10. Who turns out to be Hetty's real mother?

Answer: Ida

Right at the end, when Hetty is returned to the hospital by Miss Smith, Ida confesses a secret to her. She is Hetty's real mother!

Source: Author meggirlr

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