The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Chapter 12

What was the cause of Ralph feeling small, frightened, and alone outside?

• He had never seen an owl before.

• He had never been trapped under a drinking glass before.

• He had never been outdoors before.

What was the effect of the owl hooting?

• Ralph screamed and ran away.

• Ralph huddled shivering in the shadow of a leaf.

• Ralph drove the motorcycle faster.

What was the cause of Ralph running right over top of the man in the sleeping bag?

• Ralph was in such a hurry.

• Ralph was really scared.

• Ralph had seen an aspirin.

What did Ralph find underneath the dresser?

• a round button

• the motorcycle

• an aspirin

What caused Ralph to have such difficulty squeezing under the door?

• He had become too fat from all the room service.

• The aspirin was too thick.

• The first floor carpet was thicker than the second floor carpet.

What caused Ralph to drop the aspirin in a panic?

• The terrier got lose and came after him.

• The night clerk tossed on the couch and made a gobbling, snorting noise.

• Ralph sneezed.

What caused Ralph to sneeze?

• No one ever cleaned the dust under the grandfather clock.

• The grandfather clock began to make grinding noises.

• He was alergic to the aspirin.

What was the effect of Ralph saying, "Whee! Whee! Whee!"

• It caused Keith's parents to wake up.

• It caused Keith to wake up.

• It caused the ambulance to drive.

How did Ralph get the ambulance down to the first floor?

• He drove it down the stairs.

• He drove it into the elevator when the man and the terrier went down.

• He rolled it down the stairs.