Chapter Two Quiz — My Father's Dragon

According to the cat, what problem did the Wild Island animals face before finding the dragon?

• They had to walk all the way around the river to reach the other side of the island
• They could not find enough food on the island
• They were being attacked by crocodiles
• They had no way to communicate with the mainland

How did the baby dragon arrive on Wild Island?

• He swam across the ocean from another island
• He fell from a low-flying cloud onto the riverbank
• He was brought there by the crocodiles
• He hatched from an egg found by the animals

What colors are the baby dragon's stripes?

• Red and green
• Gold and silver
• Yellow and blue
• Orange and purple

Why couldn't the crocodiles be used to carry passengers across the river?

• They were too small to carry anyone
• They lived in the ocean, not the river
• They were very moody, undependable, and always looking for something to eat
• They refused to help because they were friends with the dragon

Whose knapsack does Elmer borrow for his trip?

• The cat's knapsack
• His mother's knapsack
• His father's knapsack
• A knapsack he bought at the docks

Where is the ship headed that Elmer boards?

• Directly to Wild Island
• The Island of Tangerina
• Dragon Island
• The Crocodile Coast

How does Elmer sneak aboard the ship?

• He disguises himself as a sailor
• He bribes the night watchman
• The cat distracts the watchman with loud noises while Elmer runs aboard
• He swims to the ship and climbs up the anchor chain

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "inconvenient" mean as used in "It made visiting inconvenient and mail deliveries slow"?

• Impossible to accomplish
• Causing trouble or difficulty
• Extremely dangerous
• Highly entertaining

What is a "gang-plank" as used in the chapter?

• A type of rope used on ships
• The steering wheel of a ship
• A movable bridge for boarding a ship
• A storage compartment below deck

What does "miserable" mean when the cat says the dragon is "the most miserable animal I've ever come across"?

• The most boring
• The most wretchedly unhappy
• The most frightening
• The most stubborn