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Poppy by Avi (full quiz)

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Ocax likes hunting mice the best because:

a)

they taste the best

b)

they're so afraid of him

c)

they're easy to catch

d)

there's a lot of them

2.

Mr. Ocax waits before going after the mice because:

a)

he wants to get both of them

b)

they're both inside the tree trunk

c)

he doesn't want to eat Ragweed's nut too

d)

he wants to hear their conversation

3.

Compared to Ragweed, Poppy is more:

a)

cautious

b)

courageous

c)

careless

d)

unobservant

4.

When Mr. Ocax catches Ragweed, Poppy... (check all correct answers)

a)

has her nose scratched

b)

faints

c)

is badly injured

d)

runs away

5.

After waking up, Poppy remembers:

a)

her childhood learning about Mr. Ocax with Ragweed

b)

her first time seeing Mr. Ocax with Ragweed

c)

what happened to Ragweed when Mr. Ocax got him

d)

how Ragweed came to join the mice

6.

Mr. Ocax supposedly protects the Dimwood forest from:

a)

raccoons, skunks, weasels, porcupines

b)

humans and their machines

c)

other owls and hunting birds

d)

wolves, cats

7.

According to Poppy's father, Lungwort, which animal is a particular enemy of mice?

a)

porcupines

b)

owls

c)

foxes

d)

humans

8.

When Lungwort is explaining their enemy to the young mice, Ragweed asks and discovers:

a)

Lungwort was attacked by a porcupine

b)

Mr. Ocax has killed many porcupines

c)

Lungwort has never seen a porcupine

d)

There are a lot of porcupines in Dimwood

9.

Ragweed was always:

a)

asking questions

b)

flirting with Poppy

c)

laughing at Lungwort

d)

making fun of Mr. Ocax

10.

Ragweed's questions show that:

a)

Mr. Ocax is probably lying

b)

Mr. Ocax is telling the truth

c)

Porcupines don't live around Dimwood

d)

Lungwort knows Mr. Ocax well

11.

Gray House is a:

a)

church

b)

mansion

c)

farm

d)

orphanage

12.

Mr. Ocax could not digest:

a)

Ragweed's earring

b)

Ragweed's clothes

c)

Ragweed's tail

d)

the nut Ragweed was eating

13.

Poppy escapes Mr. Ocax when:

a)

he lands on the wood she's on and accidentally sends her into a hole

b)

she hides in another tree trunk until he goes away

c)

she runs faster than he can fly and gets to the bush

d)

her family comes to save her

14.

Does Farmer Lamout still live in the house?

a)

yes, but he's very old

b)

no, it's old and worn down

15.

When Poppy gets home, she sees:

a)

a red flag meaning an emergency meeting

b)

a black flag meaning someone has died

c)

a white flag meaning the mice are giving up

16.

According to Lungwort, the emergency is:

a)

there's not enough food for all the mice

b)

Mr. Ocax has decided to eat lots of mice

c)

a great sickness is spreading among the mice

d)

a group of strange mice are coming

17.

The sparrow Mr. Albicollis told Lungwort about

a)

New House

b)

the return of the farmer

c)

Mr. Ocax's plan

d)

a field

18.

According to Lungwort, the proof that Mr. Ocax is keeping his part of the bargain is that:

a)

they've never seen a porcupine

b)

the mice keep growing

c)

he never eats mice

d)

he showed them a porcupine picture

19.

Lungwort chooses Poppy to go with him to see Mr. Ocax because:

a)

she looked him in the eye

b)

she came in late

c)

she told him about Ragweed

d)

she disobeyed Mr. Ocax

20.

Lungwort and Sweet Cicely say that Ragweed:

a)

was rude and thoughtless

b)

was a brave but silly mouse

c)

was dutiful and messed up once

d)

liked nuts too much

21.

To prepare to meet Mr. Ocax: (choose all correct answers)

a)

Lungwort prepares a speech

b)

the mice make a white flag

c)

they prepare to move

d)

they capture a sacrifice for Mr. Ocax

22.

Ragweed's last word(s) to Poppy:

a)

"You don't know how to live like I do."

b)

"Poppy, I love you!"

c)

"A nut!"

d)

"Why should I ask permission?"

23.

The old saying is, "mice should be":

a)

nice

b)

fast

c)

small

d)

silent

24.

Poppy and Lungwort are going to meet Mr. Ocax...

a)

at a huge dead oak

b)

at the place where Ragweed died

c)

near the roof of Gray House

d)

near the bridge

25.

Poppy's job going with her father was to:

a)

hold the speech

b)

hold the flag

c)

protect him

d)

keep an eye out for Mr. Ocax

26.

When Mr. Ocax hoots, Poppy:

a)

hears fear in her father's voice

b)

doesn't know whether it's Mr. Ocax

c)

thinks of Ragweed

d)

wonders what it means

27.

While still on their way to see Mr. Ocax:

a)

night comes

b)

rain comes

c)

Mr. Ocax secretly follows them

d)

the bridge collapses

28.

At the foot of Mr. Ocax's tree, Poppy sees: (choose all correct answers)

a)

pellets made of animal parts from Mr. Ocax's dinners

b)

Ragweed's earring

c)

a porcupine spine

d)

a group of strange mice

29.

Mr. Ocax denies Lungwort's request to:

a)

let some mice move to New House

b)

not punish Poppy for breaking the rules

c)

stop eating mice

d)

show them a porcupine

30.

According to Mr. Ocax, the reason the mice aren't allowed to move is because:

a)

Poppy and Ragweed didn't ask permission to go to the hill

b)

New House is too dangerous for them

c)

A porcupine is in that area

d)

It's too far away for him to protect them

31.

When Poppy explains why Mr. Ocax won't let them move,

a)

the mice all sympathize with her

b)

the mice are angry at her

c)

the mice are shocked

d)

the mice decide to make a new plan

32.

Poppy's "bedroom" is:

a)

a tin can

b)

a box

c)

a shoe

d)

a hole in the wall

33.

When Poppy thinks about what Ragweed would have done, she realizes that:

a)

Mr. Ocax only said no after Lungwort said he hadn't been to New House

b)

Mr. Ocax was lying about the existence of porcupines

c)

Mr. Ocax was scared of something at New House

d)

Mr. Ocax is looking for something at New House

34.

When Poppy tells her father she's going to New House, he:

a)

is angry at her and Ragweed

b)

gets up with hope again

c)

tells her a secret way to get there

d)

gives her a map of the forest

35.

The only person Poppy tells about her plans other than her father is:

a)

her mother, Sweet Cicely

b)

Basil

c)

Ragweed's mother

d)

No one, she says it to Ragweed's earring

36.

Poppy had secretly wanted to be:

a)

a dancer

b)

a brave warrior mouse

c)

a farmer

d)

a mouse who could fly

37.

Both Mr. Ocax and Poppy remember sayings about:

a)

being well-fed

b)

being alert

c)

sneaking around

d)

hunting

38.

Poppy has to cross the creek by:

a)

jumping rocks

b)

sneaking across the bridge

c)

swimming

d)

asking the turtle to carry her

39.

When Poppy falls into the water,

a)

Mr. Ocax catches her

b)

she manages to swim to the other side

c)

the turtle finally helps her

d)

Basil catches up and saves her

40.

Poppy landed:

a)

next to Gray House

b)

next to New House

c)

on a rock in the middle of the creek

d)

near Mr. Ocax's tree

41.

Dimwood Forest feels:

a)

huge and dark

b)

beautiful and mysterious

c)

warm and damp

d)

cold and noisy

42.

When Mr. Ocax looks at New House, he is:

a)

afraid

b)

angry

c)

excited

d)

curious

43.

Poppy goes into the fungus-covered log because:

a)

Mr. Ocax saw her

b)

A fox found her

c)

She fell into it accidentally

d)

She thought she saw something

44.

Poppy's family is named after:

a)

trees and bushes

b)

flowers and fruits

c)

nuts and rocks

45.

Ereth, who lives in the log, is:

a)

another owl

b)

a porcupine

c)

an ancient mouse

d)

a snake

46.

Poppy accidentally hides in:

a)

Ereth's room

b)

Ereth's toilet

c)

Ereth's pantry

d)

Ereth's secret hideout

47.

When Poppy begs Ereth not to eat her, he says:

a)

He's a vegetarian

b)

He doesn't like the taste of mice

c)

He gave up eating mice

d)

He only eats fish

48.

When Poppy tells Ereth about Mr. Ocax, Ereth first:

a)

laughs

b)

gets angry

c)

doesn't know who that is

d)

is afraid

49.

Ereth really loves...

a)

his wife

b)

his kids

c)

his home

d)

salt

50.

When Poppy wakes up inside the trunk:

a)

It's night and Ereth is gone

b)

Mr. Ocax is hooting

c)

She thinks about Ragweed

d)

She has a new plan

51.

Poppy thinks Ereth is

a)

a likeable unlikeable creature

b)

really grumpy

c)

secretly afraid of Mr. Ocax

d)

a liar

52.

When Ereth finds out from Poppy that Mr. Ocax claims to rule Dimwood, he:

a)

yells for Ocax to come out

b)

says that he's actually the ruler

c)

decides to challenge Mr. Ocax to be the new ruler

d)

tells Poppy to stop being scared of him

53.

What did Ragweed ask Poppy before they even went up the hill (what was the question Poppy was going to answer)?

a)

to marry him

b)

if she liked him

c)

if she knew where they were from

d)

if they could fight Mr. Ocax together

54.

Poppy asks Ereth to take her to New House in exchange for:

a)

the salt lick

b)

getting rid of Mr. Ocax

c)

spreading good stories about porcupines

d)

never bothering him again

55.

Who's following Ereth and Poppy?

a)

Basil

b)

Mr. Ocax

c)

Lungwort

d)

Ragweed's ghost

56.

Poppy wants to find out...

a)

what Mr. Ocax is scared of

b)

what food is at New House

c)

where Ragweed's family is

d)

what humans are like

57.

Poppy and Ereth go through this place, which offers a great snack for Poppy:

a)

a corn field

b)

a forest with hazelnuts

c)

a vegetable garden

d)

an old farmhouse

58.

At the house, Poppy finally sees the salt lick, AND...

a)

an owl bigger than Mr. Ocax

b)

a family of mice already living there

c)

another porcupine

d)

Mr. Ocax waiting for them

59.

After Ereth leaves, Poppy picks up

a)

Ragweed's earring that she dropped

b)

one of Ereth's quills

c)

a hazelnut

d)

a piece of corn for later

60.

As Poppy waits, she also sees: (choose all correct choices)

a)

a large orange cat

b)

a third owl

c)

Ereth

d)

a human boy

61.

Poppy realizes the "huge" owl is fake when:

a)

it falls off its perch

b)

she sneaks up and touches it

c)

the boy moves it

d)

she sees it's made of wood

62.

Poppy almost, but doesn't use the sword when:

a)

a deer family comes

b)

she thought Mr. Ocax snuck up on her

c)

Ereth sneaks up on her

d)

she hears a noise

63.

Poppy confirms the owl is fake by:

a)

asking the cat

b)

going up to it

c)

seeing the boy knock it over

d)

attacking it with the quill

64.

Why was there a fake owl, anyhow?

a)

one of the humans liked carving

b)

it was a toy for the boy

c)

to scare away real owls and animals from the chickens

d)

for a decoration

65.

Mr. Ocax:

a)

is scared of the cat

b)

knows the other owl is fake

c)

is scared of the other owl

d)

is afraid of the humans

66.

Poppy almost gets caught by Mr. Ocax at the cornfield because:

a)

she didn't know he was there

b)

she thought she could reason with him

c)

she got distracted eating corn

d)

she dropped the earring and had to pick it up

67.

When Poppy and Mr. Ocax fight,

a)

Poppy stabs his claws with the quill and gets pulled into the air with him

b)

Poppy blinds Mr. Ocax with the quill so he can't see where he's going

c)

Poppy loses the quill but manages to bite him

d)

Ereth comes to save her right away

68.

Mr. Ocax flies straight into:

a)

the fake owl

b)

New House

c)

the salt lick

d)

the ground

69.

Poppy's first feeling at Mr. Ocax's death is:

a)

excitement

b)

joy

c)

tiredness

d)

sadness

70.

Poppy takes from the scene:

a)

a feather from Mr. Ocax

b)

a piece of the salt lick

c)

the quill

d)

Ragweed's earring which fell again

71.

When Poppy returns, the mice are:

a)

having another meeting

b)

hiding

c)

moving to the cornfield

d)

throwing a party

72.

Thirteen moons after Mr. Ocax dies, Poppy goes to: (choose all correct answers)

a)

hang Ragweed's earring on a tree

b)

dance in the moonlight

c)

give Ereth an award

d)

eat hazelnuts in the open