Chapter Four Quiz — My Father's Dragon

Where does Elmer hide to think when he first arrives on Wild Island?

• Inside a hollow tree
• Under a wahoo bush
• Behind the Ocean Rocks
• In a cave by the river

How does Elmer figure out how to find the river?

• He follows animal footprints
• He climbs a tree to see it
• He reasons it must flow into the ocean and walks along the beach
• A friendly bird gives him directions

What does the mouse mistake Elmer's knapsack for?

• A sleeping animal
• An extraordinary rock
• A piece of fruit
• A fallen tree branch

What animals does Elmer pretend to be a monkey for?

• Wild boars
• A pair of tortoises
• The mouse
• A group of birds

What excuse does Elmer use for having something on his back?

• He says it is food for the journey
• He says he is carrying his sick grandmother to the doctor
• He says it is a gift for a friend
• He says he found it on the beach

How many signs of invasion do the wild boars identify?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Why does Elmer start saving his tangerine peels?

• To use them as bait for animals
• To mark his path back to the beach
• Because the boars identified the peels as evidence of an intruder
• Because he wants to plant tangerine trees

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "trundled" mean in the sentence "they both trundled back into the jungle"?

• Ran quickly
• Moved slowly and heavily
• Tiptoed quietly
• Jumped enthusiastically

What does "solemn" mean in "talking in low solemn whispers"?

• Cheerful and excited
• Very serious and dignified
• Loud and angry
• Confused and uncertain

What literary term describes the mouse's speech error of saying "dear little dock" instead of "queer little rock"?

• Metaphor
• Spoonerism
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia