The Life of Kenneth Grahame

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1. When was Kenneth Grahame born? March 8, 1859 July 19, 1850 May 21, 1864 April 10, 1852

2. Where was he born? Edinburgh, Scotland London, England Cookham Dene in Berkshire, England Inverary, Scotland

3. What was his father's occupation? worked for The Bank of England taught literature at a private boy's school successful advocate detective at Scotland Yard

4. Which of these things greatly shaped his childhood? his mother's death all of them an alcoholic father being raised by his grandmother

5. Which famous author was Grahame related to? Bram Stoker Anthony Hope H.G.Wells Edgar Rice Burroughs

6. How old was Grahame when he married? 40 49 29 25

7. Where was Grahame employed from 1879 until his retirement in 1907? London Times Oxford University Law firm of Grahame and Sons Bank of England

8. Grahame wrote 'The Wind in the Willows' for a person he nicknamed 'Mouse'. Who was Mouse? his son his sister his daughter his mother

9. 'The Wind in the Willows' was an immediate success. True False

10. What tragedy befell Grahame in 1920? His wife died of influenza. Grahame suffered a stroke. His wife left him for a younger man. His son was killed by a train.

11. Grahame wrote three sequels to 'The Wind in the Willows'. True False

12. What book did Grahame edit in 1916? The Secret Garden A Children's Book of Verse Poems from Toad Hall The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children

13. After 1918, Grahame spent several years living in what country? France Scotland United States Italy

14. When did Kenneth Grahame die? Aug. 12, 1930 July 4, 1940 July 6, 1932 Jan. 19, 1925

15. Does the stretch of Riverbank, so wonderfully described in 'The Wind in the Willows', really exist? Yes No