| A | B |
| What does gilt mean | Golden looking |
| What does Gary wear on his head | A birdcage |
| Who is Mr Marsden | Best teacher at school |
| Who is Kim Huntingdale | The most beautiful girl in the world |
| Kim has a pet what is it? | A yellow budgie |
| What is wrong with Beethoven | He only has one wing |
| Where does Skip hate to go | Dog kennels |
| Where does Skip normally sleep | In the shed |
| Where does Skip run to with her yellow thing | Under the house |
| What was it Skip was playing with | A dead Beethoven |
| After finding Skip with the budgie what does Gary do next | Cycle to the market to buy another one. |
| What does Gary realise is wrong with the new bird | It has both wings |
| What does Gary do to Beethoven | He cleans him up and leaves him in the aviary |
| What does Gary think he is | A murderer |
| What does Kim say happened to Beethoven | He died of old age and they buried him, but someone dug im back up and returned him to the aviary |
| Had Skip killed Beethoven | No - but had dug him up. |