Questions and Answers
Who is the author of the book, 'The Mouse and the Motorcycle'?
Beverly Cleary
Who is Ralph?
Ralph is a mouse who lives in a hotel with his family.
Who is Keith?
Keith is a boy who has come to stay at the hotel with his mom and dad.
What did Keith bring with him to the hotel?
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Who becomes friends with Ralph the mouse?
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Ralph has many __________________________ with the motorcycle?
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Keith and his parents drove from Ohio to _____________________________________.
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____________________ is happy to get his own room in the hotel so he can play with all of his toys.
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Who watched Keith play with his cars and motorcycle?
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Why was Ralph excited to see the apple core?
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Why was Ralph disappointed about the apple core?
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What happened when Ralph sat on the motorcycle?
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While Ralph was stuck in the waste basket, what did he worry about?
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What did Keith tell Ralph?
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Who else knows that Ralph lives in the hotel?
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What did Keith's mother do when she thought she saw a mouse?
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What did Keith convince his mother about?
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How do Keith and Ralph communicate?
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Keith told Ralph that he would leave the motorcycle under the bed for Ralph to use just as long as Ralph ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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What did Keith bring to Ralph at the beginning of the story?
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What happened to Ralph when the maid was vacuuming Keith's room?
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What happened to Ralph when the maid unplugged the vacuum cleaner?
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Although Ralph was able to escape the dirty laundry, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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Ralph's family was happy that Keith always brought them
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Ralph's family had mixed feelings about him
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Ralph felt sick to his stomach because
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Keith brought Ralph a
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Why was Keith feeling disappointed?
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Why was Ralph's family in a panic?
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Who did all the mice have to rely upon for food so they would not get caught in the hotel?
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When Keith got home from a day of hiking, he was
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What did Keith bring to Ralph's family after the hike?
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Keith has a high fever and needs an
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How did Ralph's father die?
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Who was determined to get an aspirin for Keith?
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When Ralph was caught underneath a cup by two teachers staying at the hotel, where did they drop him?
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Ralph found a way back into the ___________________ before he became dinner for an owl?
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Did Ralph ever find an aspirin?
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How did Ralph transport the aspirin to Keith?
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Where did Ralph leave the aspirin for Keith?
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Who almost stopped Ralph from succeeding in his mission?
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At the end of the story, Ralph's family agrees that
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Did Keith get better?
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What did Keith order as a breakfast for the mice at the end of the story?
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What does Matt do?
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Matt the bellboy __________________________ not to tell anyone about the mice?
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What did Keith ask Ralph to do?
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Did Ralph travel to Ohio with Keith?
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What did Keith do for Ralph?
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Keith and Ralph part as friends and
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What is the protagonist in a story?
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The __________________________________ or main character of this story is Ralph, a fun-loving and adventurous mouse.
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Why was Mrs. Gridley, Keith's mom, so upset about staying at Mountain View Inn?
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How do Mr. and Mrs. Gridley's opinions of the hotel differ?
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The Mountain View Inn is not where the Gridley family had planned to vacation. How did they wind up staying there?
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How did Ralph and Keith first meet?
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After his encounter with the vacuum cleaner, how did Ralph manage to escape from the pile of laundry linens?
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Study Notes
Author and Characters
- "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" is written by Beverly Cleary.
- Ralph is a young mouse residing in a hotel with his family.
- Keith is a young boy vacationing at the hotel with his parents.
Key Items and Events
- Keith brings a mini play motorcycle to the hotel.
- Ralph witnesses Keith playing with his toys from his mouse hole.
- Ralph is excited to find an apple core, hoping it is lunch, but is disappointed when it gets thrown away by Keith's mother.
Adventures and Experiences
- Ralph has numerous adventures while riding the motorcycle.
- He experiences a scare and falls into a garbage can after the phone rings.
- Ralph worries about being discovered by the maid when stuck in the waste basket.
Communication and Relationships
- Keith and Ralph communicate easily by talking with each other.
- Keith promises to leave the motorcycle for Ralph if he takes care of it.
- Both boys develop a strong friendship throughout the story.
Challenges Faced
- Ralph nearly gets sucked up by a vacuum cleaner while hiding from the maid.
- He escapes but leaves the motorcycle behind in a hamper of laundry.
- Ralph's family relies on Keith for food and safety in the hotel.
Conflicts and Resolutions
- Ralph faces disappointment over losing the motorcycle.
- After Keith becomes ill, Ralph takes it upon himself to find an aspirin for him, demonstrating a sense of responsibility.
- Ralph manages to transport the aspirin using Keith's toy ambulance.
Conclusion and Growth
- Keith recovers from his illness and later orders a special breakfast for the mice.
- Ralph’s family recognizes that he is maturing throughout the story.
- The bond between Ralph and Keith remains strong even as they part ways, promising to remember each other.
Additional Information
- Matt, the bellboy, supports their secret friendship by agreeing to keep it hidden.
- The Gridleys initially disliked the hotel but stayed there due to traffic issues.
- Ralph and Keith’s first meeting occurs when Keith discovers Ralph in a trash can.
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