WorksheetsPoppy by Avi (full quiz)
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
Mr. Ocax likes hunting mice the best because:
they taste the best
they're so afraid of him
they're easy to catch
there's a lot of them
Mr. Ocax waits before going after the mice because:
he wants to get both of them
they're both inside the tree trunk
he doesn't want to eat Ragweed's nut too
he wants to hear their conversation
Compared to Ragweed, Poppy is more:
cautious
courageous
careless
unobservant
When Mr. Ocax catches Ragweed, Poppy... (check all correct answers)
has her nose scratched
faints
is badly injured
runs away
After waking up, Poppy remembers:
her childhood learning about Mr. Ocax with Ragweed
her first time seeing Mr. Ocax with Ragweed
what happened to Ragweed when Mr. Ocax got him
how Ragweed came to join the mice
Mr. Ocax supposedly protects the Dimwood forest from:
raccoons, skunks, weasels, porcupines
humans and their machines
other owls and hunting birds
wolves, cats
According to Poppy's father, Lungwort, which animal is a particular enemy of mice?
porcupines
owls
foxes
humans
When Lungwort is explaining their enemy to the young mice, Ragweed asks and discovers:
Lungwort was attacked by a porcupine
Mr. Ocax has killed many porcupines
Lungwort has never seen a porcupine
There are a lot of porcupines in Dimwood
Ragweed was always:
asking questions
flirting with Poppy
laughing at Lungwort
making fun of Mr. Ocax
Ragweed's questions show that:
Mr. Ocax is probably lying
Mr. Ocax is telling the truth
Porcupines don't live around Dimwood
Lungwort knows Mr. Ocax well
Gray House is a:
church
mansion
farm
orphanage
Mr. Ocax could not digest:
Ragweed's earring
Ragweed's clothes
Ragweed's tail
the nut Ragweed was eating
Poppy escapes Mr. Ocax when:
he lands on the wood she's on and accidentally sends her into a hole
she hides in another tree trunk until he goes away
she runs faster than he can fly and gets to the bush
her family comes to save her
Does Farmer Lamout still live in the house?
yes, but he's very old
no, it's old and worn down
When Poppy gets home, she sees:
a red flag meaning an emergency meeting
a black flag meaning someone has died
a white flag meaning the mice are giving up
According to Lungwort, the emergency is:
there's not enough food for all the mice
Mr. Ocax has decided to eat lots of mice
a great sickness is spreading among the mice
a group of strange mice are coming
The sparrow Mr. Albicollis told Lungwort about
New House
the return of the farmer
Mr. Ocax's plan
a field
According to Lungwort, the proof that Mr. Ocax is keeping his part of the bargain is that:
they've never seen a porcupine
the mice keep growing
he never eats mice
he showed them a porcupine picture
Lungwort chooses Poppy to go with him to see Mr. Ocax because:
she looked him in the eye
she came in late
she told him about Ragweed
she disobeyed Mr. Ocax
Lungwort and Sweet Cicely say that Ragweed:
was rude and thoughtless
was a brave but silly mouse
was dutiful and messed up once
liked nuts too much
To prepare to meet Mr. Ocax: (choose all correct answers)
Lungwort prepares a speech
the mice make a white flag
they prepare to move
they capture a sacrifice for Mr. Ocax
Ragweed's last word(s) to Poppy:
"You don't know how to live like I do."
"Poppy, I love you!"
"A nut!"
"Why should I ask permission?"
The old saying is, "mice should be":
nice
fast
small
silent
Poppy and Lungwort are going to meet Mr. Ocax...
at a huge dead oak
at the place where Ragweed died
near the roof of Gray House
near the bridge
Poppy's job going with her father was to:
hold the speech
hold the flag
protect him
keep an eye out for Mr. Ocax
When Mr. Ocax hoots, Poppy:
hears fear in her father's voice
doesn't know whether it's Mr. Ocax
thinks of Ragweed
wonders what it means
While still on their way to see Mr. Ocax:
night comes
rain comes
Mr. Ocax secretly follows them
the bridge collapses
At the foot of Mr. Ocax's tree, Poppy sees: (choose all correct answers)
pellets made of animal parts from Mr. Ocax's dinners
Ragweed's earring
a porcupine spine
a group of strange mice
Mr. Ocax denies Lungwort's request to:
let some mice move to New House
not punish Poppy for breaking the rules
stop eating mice
show them a porcupine
According to Mr. Ocax, the reason the mice aren't allowed to move is because:
Poppy and Ragweed didn't ask permission to go to the hill
New House is too dangerous for them
A porcupine is in that area
It's too far away for him to protect them
When Poppy explains why Mr. Ocax won't let them move,
the mice all sympathize with her
the mice are angry at her
the mice are shocked
the mice decide to make a new plan
Poppy's "bedroom" is:
a tin can
a box
a shoe
a hole in the wall
When Poppy thinks about what Ragweed would have done, she realizes that:
Mr. Ocax only said no after Lungwort said he hadn't been to New House
Mr. Ocax was lying about the existence of porcupines
Mr. Ocax was scared of something at New House
Mr. Ocax is looking for something at New House
When Poppy tells her father she's going to New House, he:
is angry at her and Ragweed
gets up with hope again
tells her a secret way to get there
gives her a map of the forest
The only person Poppy tells about her plans other than her father is:
her mother, Sweet Cicely
Basil
Ragweed's mother
No one, she says it to Ragweed's earring
Poppy had secretly wanted to be:
a dancer
a brave warrior mouse
a farmer
a mouse who could fly
Both Mr. Ocax and Poppy remember sayings about:
being well-fed
being alert
sneaking around
hunting
Poppy has to cross the creek by:
jumping rocks
sneaking across the bridge
swimming
asking the turtle to carry her
When Poppy falls into the water,
Mr. Ocax catches her
she manages to swim to the other side
the turtle finally helps her
Basil catches up and saves her
Poppy landed:
next to Gray House
next to New House
on a rock in the middle of the creek
near Mr. Ocax's tree
Dimwood Forest feels:
huge and dark
beautiful and mysterious
warm and damp
cold and noisy
When Mr. Ocax looks at New House, he is:
afraid
angry
excited
curious
Poppy goes into the fungus-covered log because:
Mr. Ocax saw her
A fox found her
She fell into it accidentally
She thought she saw something
Poppy's family is named after:
trees and bushes
flowers and fruits
nuts and rocks
Ereth, who lives in the log, is:
another owl
a porcupine
an ancient mouse
a snake
Poppy accidentally hides in:
Ereth's room
Ereth's toilet
Ereth's pantry
Ereth's secret hideout
When Poppy begs Ereth not to eat her, he says:
He's a vegetarian
He doesn't like the taste of mice
He gave up eating mice
He only eats fish
When Poppy tells Ereth about Mr. Ocax, Ereth first:
laughs
gets angry
doesn't know who that is
is afraid
Ereth really loves...
his wife
his kids
his home
salt
When Poppy wakes up inside the trunk:
It's night and Ereth is gone
Mr. Ocax is hooting
She thinks about Ragweed
She has a new plan
Poppy thinks Ereth is
a likeable unlikeable creature
really grumpy
secretly afraid of Mr. Ocax
a liar
When Ereth finds out from Poppy that Mr. Ocax claims to rule Dimwood, he:
yells for Ocax to come out
says that he's actually the ruler
decides to challenge Mr. Ocax to be the new ruler
tells Poppy to stop being scared of him
What did Ragweed ask Poppy before they even went up the hill (what was the question Poppy was going to answer)?
to marry him
if she liked him
if she knew where they were from
if they could fight Mr. Ocax together
Poppy asks Ereth to take her to New House in exchange for:
the salt lick
getting rid of Mr. Ocax
spreading good stories about porcupines
never bothering him again
Who's following Ereth and Poppy?
Basil
Mr. Ocax
Lungwort
Ragweed's ghost
Poppy wants to find out...
what Mr. Ocax is scared of
what food is at New House
where Ragweed's family is
what humans are like
Poppy and Ereth go through this place, which offers a great snack for Poppy:
a corn field
a forest with hazelnuts
a vegetable garden
an old farmhouse
At the house, Poppy finally sees the salt lick, AND...
an owl bigger than Mr. Ocax
a family of mice already living there
another porcupine
Mr. Ocax waiting for them
After Ereth leaves, Poppy picks up
Ragweed's earring that she dropped
one of Ereth's quills
a hazelnut
a piece of corn for later
As Poppy waits, she also sees: (choose all correct choices)
a large orange cat
a third owl
Ereth
a human boy
Poppy realizes the "huge" owl is fake when:
it falls off its perch
she sneaks up and touches it
the boy moves it
she sees it's made of wood
Poppy almost, but doesn't use the sword when:
a deer family comes
she thought Mr. Ocax snuck up on her
Ereth sneaks up on her
she hears a noise
Poppy confirms the owl is fake by:
asking the cat
going up to it
seeing the boy knock it over
attacking it with the quill
Why was there a fake owl, anyhow?
one of the humans liked carving
it was a toy for the boy
to scare away real owls and animals from the chickens
for a decoration
Mr. Ocax:
is scared of the cat
knows the other owl is fake
is scared of the other owl
is afraid of the humans
Poppy almost gets caught by Mr. Ocax at the cornfield because:
she didn't know he was there
she thought she could reason with him
she got distracted eating corn
she dropped the earring and had to pick it up
When Poppy and Mr. Ocax fight,
Poppy stabs his claws with the quill and gets pulled into the air with him
Poppy blinds Mr. Ocax with the quill so he can't see where he's going
Poppy loses the quill but manages to bite him
Ereth comes to save her right away
Mr. Ocax flies straight into:
the fake owl
New House
the salt lick
the ground
Poppy's first feeling at Mr. Ocax's death is:
excitement
joy
tiredness
sadness
Poppy takes from the scene:
a feather from Mr. Ocax
a piece of the salt lick
the quill
Ragweed's earring which fell again
When Poppy returns, the mice are:
having another meeting
hiding
moving to the cornfield
throwing a party
Thirteen moons after Mr. Ocax dies, Poppy goes to: (choose all correct answers)
hang Ragweed's earring on a tree
dance in the moonlight
give Ereth an award
eat hazelnuts in the open
