1. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, what is the profession of Scout’s Finch’s father, Atticus?

   1. Farmer

   2. Pastor

   3. Lawyer

   4. Accountant

2. In The Railway Children, what is the children’s father accused of?

   1. Fraud

   2. Spying

   3. Stealing

   4. Blackmail

3. What is the first name of the father of the Darling children in JM Barrie’s Peter Pan series?

   1. George

   2. Geoffrey

   3. Gordon

   4. Gareth

4. In Roald Dahl’s Matilda, how does Miss Trunchball wrong Miss Honey’s father?

   1. Crashes his car

   2. Kidnaps his cat

   3. Calls him stupid

   4. Steals his house and money

5. In the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, Boromir and and Faramir are two brothers who fight to protect Gondor. What was the title of their father, Denethor?

   1. King of Gondor

   2. Steward of Gondor

   3. Emperor of Gondor

   4. Wizard of Gondor

6. In Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights, with whom does Lord Asriel duel to defend his baby daughter’s life?

   1. Edward Coulter

   2. Edward Poulter

   3. Edwin Salter

   4. Edward Daughter

7. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, who is Fleance’s father?

   1. Macduff

   2. Banquo

   3. Macbeth

   4. Duncan

8. In Alan Garner’s The Owl Service, who becomes Alison’s stepfather when her mother remarries?

   1. Clive

   2. Clyde

   3. Colin

   4. Craig

9. In Louisa M Alcott’s Little Women, in which war is the girls’ father fighting?

   1. The first world war

   2. The second world war

   3. The Boer war

   4. The American civil war

10. In The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, why does Colin’s father Archibald Craven seal off the secret garden?

    1. It reminds him of Colin’s mother

    2. He does not like flowers

    3. He has hayfever

    4. He is too busy to care for it

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:D, 5:B, 6:A, 7:B, 8:A, 9:D, 10:A

Scores

1. 4 and above.

   Your knowledge of fathers in fiction wouldn’t win any awards. Consider yourself grounded. Try again!

2. 7 and above.

   Not a bad knowledge of fathers in fiction, but you could still do better. Have you been skiving off your homework? Try again!

3. 10 and above.

   Your fathers in fiction knowledge is truly excellent! Top of the class. Have a pocket money raise. (Not really.)