The Great Mouse Plot

Place the events in the correct order

• The five friends pulled up the board with a pocketknife.

• The five friends found a loose floorboard.

• The five friends discovered a hollow space beneath the floorboard.

Reorder the following

• Everyone else left the room

• They added or took away things from their secret treasure.

• The last lesson ended.

• The five friends lifted the floorboard.

• The five friends examined their secret treasure.

Who came up with the idea for the Gret Mouse Plot?

• Thwaites

• Dahl

• One of the other boys

• Mrs. Rastatter

Which portion of the text describes what Dahl wanted to do with the dead mouse?

• "Throw it out of the window quick!"

• "Why don't we....slip it into one of Mrs. Pratchett's jars of sweet?"

Choose the answer that shows how proud Dahl was of his role in the Great Mouse Plot.

• 'Hold it a tick,' I said. "Don't throw it away.'

• 'We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.'

• 'Why don't we,' I said,'slip it into one of Mrs. Pratchett's jars of sweets?'

• 'Then when she puts her dirty hands on into grab a handful, she'll grab a stinky dead mouse instead.'

What motivation did Dahl have to participate in such a prank?

• He could become more popular among his friends

• He could get revenge on Mrs. Pratchett

• Both A and B

• Neither A and B

Which of the following sentences BEST describes the boys' feeling about their plan as they headed to the sweet-shop?

• My heart was thumping like mad and my hands had gone all sweaty.

• We felt like a gang of desperados setting out to rob a train or blow up the sheriff's office.

• They cheered me and danced around the classroom.

• It was marvelous to be so popular.

"We were tremendously jazzed up."

What does 'jazzed up' mean?

• upset

• nervous

• excited

• sad

Do you feel bad for Mrs. Pratchett? What do you recall from Dahl's story that makes you feel this way?

Is Dahl's description and treatment of Mrs. Pratchett fair? Why or why not?