Q 01/05

In The Mouse and the Motorcycle, how does Keith teach Ralph to make the toy motorcycle actually run?

A) Winding a key underneath

B) Making an engine noise

C) Pushing it downhill

D) Blowing on the wheels

Answer · why

B) Making an engine noise

Making an engine noise is the trick Keith shares, the way any child powers a toy by sound. Once Ralph tries it, the little bike zooms across the hotel...

Q 02/05

What does Keith use to make a crash helmet for Ralph in Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle?

A) Half a walnut shell

B) A toothpaste tube cap

C) A doll's sewing thimble

D) Half a ping-pong ball

Answer · why

D) Half a ping-pong ball

Half a ping-pong ball becomes the helmet, lined with thistledown and held on by a rubber band strap. Keith builds it because he wants his new friend t...

Q 03/05

With the motorcycle missing in The Mouse and the Motorcycle, which other toy of Keith's does Ralph drive instead?

A) A fire truck

B) A dump truck

C) An ambulance

D) A police car

Answer · why

C) An ambulance

An ambulance is the fitting choice, since Ralph's errand is fetching medicine for a feverish Keith. He needs wheels to haul a tablet he cannot carry u...

Q 04/05

Offered anything he likes for breakfast in The Mouse and the Motorcycle, what does Ralph ask Keith to bring?

A) A peanut butter sandwich

B) A grilled cheese sandwich

C) A blueberry muffin

D) A strip of bacon

Answer · why

A) A peanut butter sandwich

A peanut butter sandwich is Ralph's request, a feast for a mouse raised on crumbs that hotel guests drop. Keith keeps the whole mouse family fed from ...

Q 05/05

Which machine nearly swallows Ralph when a maid cleans under Keith's bed in The Mouse and the Motorcycle?

A) A carpet shampooer

B) A floor polisher

C) A steam cleaner

D) A vacuum cleaner

Answer · why

D) A vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner catches Ralph by the tail, and he saves himself by clinging to the motorcycle. He then pits the bike against its suction and loses co...