Adrian Mole's Life: Key Events and Family Dynamics

How did Adrian find out his parents were separating?

He knew that his parents were separating because he overheard his father telling his grandmother.

How did Adrian's grandmother feel about his parents' divorce?

She felt happy about the divorce.

Why did Adrian hide his father's shaving razor?

Because he thought that his father was suicidal.

What did Adrian think after his weekend with Nigel?

He thought that the weekend with Nigel had opened his eyes: he had lived in poverty for 14 years; he lived in a horrible house, ate terrible food, and didn't get enough pocket money. He thought his father would have to look for a better job.

Why did Adrian tell his mother about his father and Doreen Slater?

Because he wanted to make her jealous, but she only laughed.

What was Adrian's reaction when the postman told him that Adrian's mother was coming to visit on Saturday?

Adrian's mother said that his father shouldn't have spent so much money on flowers. The back seat of his car was full of flowers.

What did Adrian's father do with the flowers he had bought for his wife?

He thought about reporting the postman for reading other people's postcards.

What happened when Adrian's grandmother found Adrian and his father reading by candlelight?

She said they had to go to the house. She gave his father a cheque for the electricity bill.

Who solved Adrian's problem with Barry Kent?

Adrian's grandmother frightened Barry Kent and made him give Adrian his money back.

Why does Adrian hope that Bert Baxter doesn't die?

Because he doesn't have anything to wear to a funeral.

Why does Pandora think Adrian's father is racist?

Because his father doesn't like the Indian family, and Pandora is in an anti-Nazi Club.

What did Pandora say she had done with the money for Adrian's present?

She said that she gave all her money to a poor man, so she couldn't buy him a present.

Why did Pandora tell Adrian they shouldn't see each other for a while?

Because she thinks they are getting too serious.

Why is Adrian so worried about the operation to remove his tonsils?

Because his grandma said that she knew someone who had their tonsils removed and bled to death on the operating table, and Bert said the same.

Why did Adrian burn the telephone bill at the bonfire party?

Because he didn't want his father to see how big it was.

Why did Adrian's mother leave Mr. Lucas?

Because Mr. Lucas treated her like a sex object and he wanted her to cook for him, and she is very fond of his father.

Why did they have Christmas lunch four hours late?

Because the turkey was not defrosted.

Why did Adrian believe Bert and Queenie's wedding was a waste of time?

Because he was 90 and she was 80 years old.