Fact Questions for
The Story of the Nutcracker

Why doesn't Fritz like Godpapa Drosselmeier's castle?(9-10)

What happens to the Nutcracker when he is cracking nuts for the family?(14)

What does the King of the mice look like?

How does the first battle between the Nutcracker and the mice end?(30)

Why was Pirlipat's mother worried about her? Why did she keep six nurses near her holding cats so they would never stop purring?(Chp. 7)

What does Dame Mouserink do to Pirlipat?(43-44)

How does Drosselmeier finally find the Crackatook nut?

How does Drosselmeier's nephew change Pirlipat back into a beautiful little princess?

What happens to the nephew after he does this?

What does Pirlipat think of the nephew after he changes into the Nutcracker?

After the Nutcracker defeats the Mouse-King where does he take Marie?(65)

What happens to Marie at the end of the story? What happens to the Nutcracker?

Why didn't Marie's parents believe her when she told them about the Nutcracker and the Battle?