Who is the author of Cactus Hotel?

• Megan Lloyd

• Brenda Z. Guiberson

• Megan Guiberson

• Brenda Llyod

Who is the illustrator of Cactus Hotel?

• Brenda Z. Guiberson

• Megan Llyod

About how many seeds are in the bright-red fruit of the saguaro cactus?

• 200

• 100

• 2,000

• 20,000

According to the text on page 6, how do the seeds from the fruit get spread?

• The seeds blow in the wind.

• The seeds fall out of the fruit.

• The seeds grow off of the fruit.

• The seeds fall off of the pack rats whiskers under the paloverde tree.

After the rain falls in the desert on page 8, what begins to sprout?

• A flower begins to sprout.

• A young cactus begins to sprout.

• A paloverde tree begins to sprout.

• A bush begins to sprout.

According to the text on page 10, how does the young cactus plant benefit from growing under the paloverde tree?

• The young cactus plant is protected from the hot summer sun and cold winters night because of the paloverde tree.

• The young cactus is eaten by ants because of the paloverde tree.

• The young cactus is a seedling.

• The young cactus can have spiny sides because of the paloverde tree.

After how many years is the cactus four inches tall?

• ten years

• four years

• 2 years

• three years

When is a cactus able to pull in water with its long roots to look fat, according to page 11?

• 2 days after a rainstorm

• When the sun is shining

• After a rainstorm

• During a rainstorm

According to page 12, why does the cactus look thin?

• It is growing taller and stretching out.

• Since there has been no rain, it used up its water.

• The cactus is dying.

• The cactus is going to fall over.

After twenty-five years, the cactus is _____________ tall.

• two inches

• two meters

• 2 feet

• 25 feet