The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mountain View Inn is not where the Gridley family had planned to vacation. How did they wind up staying there?

• Their car broke down in front of the inn.

• Mr. Gridley was frustrated by the holiday weekend traffic, and decided to find a place to stay for the weekend.

• Mr. Gridley was frustrated by the holiday weekend traffic, and decided to find a place to stay for the weekend.

• They heard there was a family of talking mice, and they just had to see it for themselves!

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What does Mrs. Gridley think of the inn?

• She thinks it is charming and cozy.

• She thinks it is the nicest place she has ever stayed.

• She thinks it is old, spooky and probably filled with mice.

• She thinks it is too expensive.

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Which event happens first?

• Keith and Ralph meet.

• Keith brings Ralph and his family room service.

• Ralph tries riding the motorcycle, but can’t figure out how to make it really go.

• Keith has a fever and Ralph brings him an aspirin.

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How do Ralph and Keith first meet?

• Keith finds Ralph in a trash can.

• Keith saves Ralph from a mouse trap.

• Ralph saves Keith by bringing him an aspirin.

• Ralph hides the motorcycle in his mouse hole, and Keith pokes his finger in to retrieve it.

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How did Ralph the mouse's father die?

• Mouse trap

• Too much cheese

• The housekeeper found him

• He was poisoned by an aspirin he had in his cheeks

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What did Ralph have to do to make the motorcycle really go?

• Make the same Pb-pb-b-b-b sound that Keith made when he was playing with the motorcycle.

• Moving his feet fast along the table and then lifting them up while he coasted.

• Give it some gas.

• Make the levers move.

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Where did Ralph promise Keith he would park the motorcycle?

• In the wastebasket.

• In his mouse hole.

• Next to the cars.

• Under the bed.

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What is the first thing Keith brings Ralph and his family from room service?

• An apple with a core.

• A peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

• Bacon and toast with jelly.

• Blueberry muffin and a chocolate chip cookie.

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After his encounter with the vacuum cleaner, how did Ralph manage to escape from the pile of laundry linens?

• He drove the motorcycle right out of the pillowcase.

• Keith rescued him.

• He fell into another trashcan.

• He chewed his way out.

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Keith falls ill with a fever. How does Ralph help him?

• He finds a doctor to take care of Keith.

• He alerts Keith’s parents.

• He brings Keith an aspirin that he has found in one of the guest rooms.

• He tells Keith jokes to make him feel better.

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