The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark Quiz

Answer: Barn Owl

We are told that Plop is a barn owl in the very first sentence of the book. He is described as being "fat and fluffy" with "enormous round eyes" and "very knackety knees".

Answer: Squirrels

At the start of the book we find out that Plop lives "with his Mummy and Daddy at the top of a very tall tree". Later on, when Plop tells the little boy where he lives we find out that Plop lives "in the top flat" and that "there are squirrels down below".

Answer: A Catherine Wheel

Plop is not very good at landing yet. When he meets the little boy in chapter one he tumbles as he lands and the little boy thinks Plop is a type of firework that spins around called a catherine wheel. The little boy tells Plop all about fireworks and later on Plop watches the fireworks with his parents.

Answer: Kind

Plop's Mum is fed up of him keeping her awake so she sends him to visit an old lady sitting in a garden near the tree where they live. Plop asks the old lady about the dark and she says she thinks that "dark is kind". She thinks this because it "hides things" like her wrinkles so she does not feel so old in the dark.

Answer: The Boy Scouts

Plop hears shouts from beneath the tree and goes to see what is going on. He meets a group of Boy Scouts who are having a camp fire and playing games in the dark.

Answer: True

The little girl thinks Plop can't be an owl if he doesn't make that sound! Plop tells her that she is thinking of a different type of owl called a Tawney Owl. Barn Owls instead make a shrieking noise - something that Plop is proud of and does to annoy his parents sometimes when they are trying to sleep!

Answer: Father Christmas

After meeting the little girl and learning all about Father Christmas Plop sees the lady's red coat and hat and thinks she must be Father Christmas! The lady shows him pictures she has drawn of animals and draws a picture of Plop.

Answer: A Telescope

Plop meets the man with the telescope in chapter six called 'Dark is Wonderful'. The man teaches Plop all about the different stars and groups of stars called constellations that can be seen in the night sky.

Answer: Orion

Orion is a black cat who invites Plop to go hunting with him. Plop calls him "Orion, the great hunter" after learning about that constellation from the man looking at the stars. By seeing him hunting with Orion, Plop's parents realise that he is no longer afraid of the dark.

Answer: Yes

Throughout the book Plop's Mummy and Daddy have asked him if he wants to go hunting with them and he always says no because he is afraid of the dark. At the end of the book Plop is no longer afraid of the dark and so when his Daddy asks if he wants to go hunting Plop says yes.