The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Chapter 1

Where were the Gridleys from?

• California
• New York
• Ohio
• Nevada

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Which sentence from the text shows how Mrs. Gridley feels about the Mountain View Inn?

• "I think we should drive back to the main highway."
• "And we have only three weeks for our whole trip..."
• "But this big old hotel is positively spooky."
• "It's just that it was so hot crossing Nevada and we are not used to mountain driving."

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Which of the following words BEST describes what Keith did in his room?

• Explored
• Slept
• Ate
• Played

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Who is the author of The Mouse and the Motorcycle?

• Gary Soto
• Judy Blume
• Sandra Cisneros
• Beverly Cleary

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While the Gridley family is settling into their room at the Mountain View Inn, what does the reader know that they don't know?

• There is croquet at the hotel.
• They are being watched.
• They were supposed to go to San Francisco for the Fourth of July.
• The bellboy is named Matt.

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Why did the Gridley family stop at the Mountain View Inn?

• They had booked the hotel on Expedia.
• They wanted to see Ralph.
• It was a holiday weekend and they were tired from battling the traffic.
• Keith had to use the restroom.

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Besides his toy cars and motorcycle, what else did Keith take out?

• an apple
• homework
• 2 quarters
• air freshener 

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Which sentence from the text BEST indicates that Mr. Gridley was tired?

• "San Francisco will have to wait and this is part of the United States..."
• "I'm not driving another mile on a California highway on a holiday weekend."
• "People came from miles around."
• "Of course we will be comfortable."

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What did Mrs. Gridley suspect about the Mountain View Inn?

• Matt was an old bellboy.
• They were not in San Francisco.
• The Mountain View Inn had mice.
• She need to do some drip-drying.

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Matt, the bellboy, knew that there were two kinds of guests - "those who thought the hotel was a dreadful old barn of a place and those who thought it charming and quaint..."  Which type was Mrs. Gridley?

• She thought it was a "dreadful old barn of a place."
• She thought it was "charming and quaint."

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