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The Mystery of Monarchs

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Fred Urquhart grow up?

a)

Toronto, Canada

b)

Chihuahua, Mexico

c)

Dallas, Texas

d)

Green Bay, Wisconsin

2.

What did young Fred have difficulty passing on his way to school?

a)

The local candy store

b)

The town museum

c)

A group of bullies

d)

A buzzing marsh

3.

How would the genre best be described?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Autobiography

d)

Nonfiction

4.

What book is lying on the table while Fred reads an article about migrating butterflies?

a)

Astrology

b)

Entomology

c)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

d)

Migration Routes

5.

What was the professor's response to Fred's question: "Where do the monarchs go?"

a)

They hibernate in logs

b)

They fly off and die

c)

Mexico, they assume

d)

No one knew

6.

How does Fred decide to track the monarchs' whereabouts?

a)

Follow them on his bike

b)

Mark their wings

c)

Travel the world

d)

GPS tracking

7.

What point of view does Barb Rosenstock use?

a)

Third Person Omniscient

b)

Second Person

c)

First Person

d)

Third Person Limited

8.

During which season did the mysterious monarchs disappear?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

d)

Winter

9.

What state did Fred and Norah search through right before heading into Mexico?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Toronto

d)

Wisconsin

10.

What was used to plot the line of where a monarch was tagged to the spot it was recovered?

a)

Dotted lines

b)

Painter's tape

c)

Red string

d)

Electric tape

11.

What was the name of the group that the Urquharts created, calling their members "Research Associates"?

a)

Insect Migration Association

b)

Bugs Unlimited

c)

Etymology Association

d)

Monarch Migration Association

12.

What is the field of bug science called?

a)

Entomology

b)

Monarchology

c)

Urquology

d)

Etymology

13.

At what elevation did Ken and Catalina finally find the hiding place of millions of monarchs?

a)

Exactly at sea-level

b)

50,000 feet

c)

10,000 feet

d)

Below sea-level

14.

What did Fred Urquhart gather for years, beginning as a child?

a)

Flora and fauna

b)

Science equipment

c)

Biology books

d)

Insect specimens

15.

Which correctly lists the monarch's life cycle?

a)

Egg, larva, pupa, adult

b)

Pupa, larva, egg, adult

c)

Adult, pupa, larva, egg

d)

Larva, egg, pupa, adult

16.

What was the response from other entomologists when asked to help track the monarchs?

a)

Not one responded

b)

They spread the news world-wide

c)

Only five responded

d)

They were all eager to begin

17.

What evidence did Fred and Norah receive in the mail?

a)

Microchips

b)

Tagged wings

c)

Pictures of monarchs

d)

Letters describing sightings

18.

In what year did Fred and Norah finally get to see where the monarchs go?

a)

2022

b)

1930

c)

1967

d)

1975

19.

What read: SEND TO ZOOLOGY UNIVERSITY TORONTO CANADA?

a)

Toronto Newspaper article

b)

Fred's first book

c)

Billboards throughout North America

d)

Wing tags

20.

Of all the public groups that helped, who helped the. most?

a)

Doctors

b)

Kids and teachers

c)

Other scientists

d)

Farmers and ranchers

21.

What did Fred and Norah do when they heard that millions of monarchs were found in Mexico?

a)

They called the newspapers

b)

They kept it secret

c)

They only told "Research Associates"

d)

They rejoiced and told everyone

22.

How does Fred first attempt to mark the butterflies?

a)

Stamp numbers on the wings

b)

Spray them with oil paint

c)

All of these

d)

Make patterns of dots on them

23.

Who was able to develop a lighter, numbered, waterproof tag to fold over the monarchs' front right wings?

a)

University of Toronto Physicists

b)

Norah

c)

Fred and Norah

d)

Fred

24.

As the years progressed, where did all the lines seem to be pointing?

a)

Farther south

b)

West to east

c)

Farther north

d)

East to west

25.

What continent is shown on the map that Fred and Norah plotted liens to show migration routes?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

26.

Who was Fred fortunate to marry?

a)

Barb Rosenstock

b)

Norah Patterson

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Erika Meza

27.

Who finally was told by local people of Mexico that the monarchs arrived in late fall and left in early springtime?

a)

Catalina and Ken

b)

You and your teacher

c)

Barb and Erika

d)

Fred and Norah

28.

Who read an article written by a famous professor about migrating butterflies, sparking their interest?

a)

Barb Rosenstock

b)

Erika Meza

c)

Fred Urquhart

d)

Norah Patterson

29.

What were the monarchs clinging to a 10,000 feet in the cool forest on Cerro Pelon?

a)

Old rotten logs, as they had suspected

b)

The bark of oyamel firs

c)

To the side of sun-bathed cliffs

d)

Deep inside on cave walls

30.

What did Fred know the monarchs needed to survive?

a)

Cloud cover

b)

All of these

c)

English ivy

d)

Milkweed plant

31.

Who wrote about their tracking of monarchs in a magazine, asking the public to tag monarchs?

a)

A Toronto University professor

b)

Fred

c)

Norah and Fred's son

d)

Norah

32.

Why did Fred and Norah keep the hiding place of the monarchs a secret?

a)

To be sure tagged Monarchs were there

b)

To protect the area

c)

So they could buy it first

d)

To be the first humans to see it

33.

Who drove their motorcycle down dirt roads for two years, asking farmers and families if they'd seen monarchs?

a)

Barb and Erika

b)

Fred and Norah

c)

You and your teacher

d)

Catalina and Ken

34.

Why was Fred fortunate to meet and marry Norah Patterson?

a)

They became research partners

b)

She loved monarchs, too!

c)

She worked at the university

d)

She developed a waterproof tag

35.

Which is the correct translation of "Where do the monarchs go?"

a)

Que tal, mi amigo?

b)

A donde van las monarcas?

c)

Donde esta el bano?

d)

Como se llama monarcas en Inglés?

36.

Which of the following did a fascinated Fred study from a young age?

a)

Biology

b)

Migrating butterflies

c)

Natural history

d)

All of these

37.

What was Fred Urquhart captivated by the age of eight?

a)

Butterflies

b)

Science

c)

Reading

d)

Bugs

38.

Which best describes the narrative conflict?

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Government

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Character

39.

Which best describes the general setting?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

40.

Who was unable to ignore the buzzard marsh in his Toronto neighborhood any more than a butterfly could ignore a sweet flower?

a)

Fred Urquhart

b)

Norah Patterson

c)

Erika Meza

d)

Barb Rosenstock

41.

How long did Fred tag butterflies without getting many back at all?

a)

Two seasons

b)

47 years

c)

Ten years

d)

Three years