Fact Questions for Peter Rabbit and Eleven Other Favorite Tales

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"The Tale of Peter Rabbit"

What are the names of the four rabbits? (p. 1)

What is the name of the man who owns the garden? (p. 1)

Why does Peter start to cry? (p. 3)

What do the sparrows say to him? (p. 3)

What did Peter lose in the garden? (p. 6)

"The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"

What kind of tale is this? (p. 8)

What is Nutkin's brother's name? (p. 8)

What is the name of the owl? (p. 8)

Why do the squirrels want to go to the owl's island? (p. 9)

What are some of the gifts that the squirrels bring to the owl?

How does Nutkin escape the owl? (p. 16)

"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"

Who has Peter's clothes? (p. 19)

Why does Peter have a hard time enjoying himself in the garden? (p. 21)

How do Benjamin and Peter get trapped underneath the basket? (p. 22)

How long did the cat sit on the basket? (p. 23)

How do Peter and Benjamin escape? (p.24)

What does Benjamin's father do to him? (p. 24)

What things perplexed Mr. McGregor? (p. 25)

"The Tale of Two Bad Mice"

What are the names of the dolls that live in the doll house? (p. 26)

What are the names of the two mice? (p. 27)

Why do the mice get angry when they try to eat the doll's food? (pp. 28-29)

What do the mice do after their realization about the food? (pp. 29-30)

Why were the mice "not so very, very naughty after all"? (p. 31)

"The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle"

What was Lucie always losing? (p. 32)

What does Mrs. Tiggy-winkle do excellently? (p. 36)

What kind of animal is Mrs. Tiggy-winkle? (p. 40)

"The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"

What kind of animal is Jeremy Fisher? (p. 41)

What are the names of Jeremy Fisher's friends? (p. 42)

What is Jeremy's fishing equipment made of? (p. 43)

What kind of sandwich does Jeremy eat? (p. 43)

What kind of fish almost eats Jeremy Fisher? (p. 45)

Instead of fish what do Jeremy and his friends have for dinner? (p.46)

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"The Tale of Tom Kitten"

What are the names of the three kittens? (p. 47)

Why did the kittens' mother want the kittens to look nice? (p. 47)

What must the kittens do to keep their clothes clean? (p. 49)

Who took Tom Kitten's clothes? (P. 50)

"The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck"

What does Jemima Puddle-duck want to do? (p. 53)

What kind of animal is the "elegantly dressed gentleman"? (p. 54)

Who saves Jamima Puddle-duck? (p. 59)

"The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"

What happens to the Flopsy Bunnies after they eat lettuce? (p. 61)

What happens to the bunnies after they fall asleep? (p. 63-64)

Who saves the bunnies? (p. 65)

What was Mr. McGregor going to do with the bunnies? (p. 67)

"Ginger & Pickles"

What do Ginger and Pickles run? (p. 69)

What kind of animals are Ginger and Pickles? (p. 70)

Why is there no money in Ginger and Pickle's till? (p. 71)

"The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"

What kind of housekeeper is Mrs. Tittlemouse? (p. 78)

Who comes to Mrs. Tittlemouse's house? (p. 80)

Why had the toad come to Mrs. Tittlemouse's house? (p. 81)

What is Mrs. Tittlemouse's complaint about all of her visitors? (p. 82)

"The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"

What kind of animal is Timmy Tiptoes? (p. 85)

Why does Timmy Tiptoes think he will be able to get the nuts out of the tree with the small hole? (p. 86)

Who is the most forgetful squirrel in the woods? (p. 87)

Who takes care of Timmy Tiptoes after he tumbles into the tree? (p. 89)

How does Timmy Tiptoes eventually get out of the tree? (p. 92)

Answers

"The Tale of Peter Rabbit"

What are the names of the four rabbits? (p. 1) Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, Peter
What is the name of the man who owns the garden? (p. 1) Mr. McGregor
Why does Peter start to cry? (p. 3) He couldn't find his way back to the gate.
What do the sparrows say to him? (p. 3) That he must exert himself
What did Peter lose in the garden? (p. 6) His shoes and jacket

"The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"

What kind of tale is this? (p. 8) It's a tale about a tail
What is Nutkin's brother's name? (p. 8) Twinkleberry
What is the name of the owl? (p. 8) Old Brown
What is the name of the owl? (p. 8) To gather nuts
What are some of the gifts that the squirrels bring to the owl? mice, mole, minnows, beetles, wild honey, egg
How does Nutkin escape the owl? (p. 16) He pulls so hard that his tail breaks in two and he runs away.

"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"

Who has Peter's clothes? (p. 19) The scarecrow in Mr. McGregor's garden
Why does Peter have a hard time enjoying himself in the garden? (p. 21) He kept hearing noises. He was probably afraid Mr. McGregor would come back.
How do Benjamin and Peter get trapped underneath the basket? (p. 22) The cat crawls on top and take a nap.
How long did the cat sit on the basket? (p. 23) 5 hours
How do Peter and Benjamin escape? (p.24) Benjamin's father, Mr. Bunny, kicks the cat into the greenhouse.
What does Benjamin's father do to him? (p. 24) He whips him with a little switch
What things perplexed Mr. McGregor? (p. 25) The footprints in his garden were very, very small and he couldn't understand how the cat locked herself in the greenhouse when the lock was on the outside.

"The Tale of Two Bad Mice"

What are the names of the dolls that live in the doll house? (p. 26) Lucinda and Jane
What are the names of the two mice? (p. 27) Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca
Why do the mice get angry when they try to eat the doll's food? (pp. 28-29) Because it is not real food, it was only made of plaster.
What do the mice do after their realization about the food? (pp. 29-30) They throw the doll's clothes on the floor and they take some of the doll's furniture.
Why were the mice "not so very, very naughty after all"? (p. 31) Because Tom Thumb paid for everything he broke and every morning Hunca Munca sweeps the doll house.

"The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle"

What was Lucie always losing? (p. 32) her pocket-handkerchiefs
What does Mrs. Tiggy-winkle do excellently? (p. 36) She is an excellent clear-starcher; she irons clothes and other articles.
What kind of animal is Mrs. Tiggy-winkle? (p. 40) a Hedgehog

"The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"

What kind of animal is Jeremy Fisher? (p. 41) a frog
What are the names of Jeremy Fisher's friends? (p. 42) Mr. Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise and Sir Isaac Newton
What is Jeremy's fishing equipment made of? (p. 43) a tough stalk of grass, a white horse-hair and a little red float
What kind of sandwich does Jeremy eat? (p. 43) a butterfly sandwich
What kind of fish almost eats Jeremy Fisher? (p. 45) a trout
Instead of fish what do Jeremy and his friends have for dinner? (p.46) roasted grasshopper with lady-bird sauce and a salad.

"The Tale of Tom Kitten"

What are the names of the three kittens? (p. 47) Mittens, Moppet and Tom Kitten
Why did the kittens' mother want the kittens to look nice? (p. 47) She was expecting friends for tea.
What must the kittens do to keep their clothes clean? (p. 49) Walk on their hind legs
Who took Tom Kitten's clothes? (P. 50) Mr. Drake Puddle-duck

"The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck"

What does Jemima Puddle-duck want to do? (p. 53) hatch her own eggs
What kind of animal is the "elegantly dressed gentleman"? (p. 54) a fox
Who saves Jamima Puddle-duck? (p. 59) Kep, the collie-dog

"The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"

What happens to the Flopsy Bunnies after they eat lettuce? (p. 61) They get sleepy
What happens to the bunnies after they fall asleep? (p. 63-64) Mr. McGregor empties a sackful of lawn mowings on them and then he sees them and puts them in a sack.
Who saves the bunnies? (p. 65) Thomasina Tittlemouse
What was Mr. McGregor going to do with the bunnies? (p. 67) Sell them and buy some tobacco

"Ginger & Pickles"

What do Ginger and Pickles run? (p. 69) a village store
What kind of animals are Ginger and Pickles? (p. 70) Ginger was a yellow tom-cat and Pickles was a dog, a terrier.
Why is there no money in Ginger and Pickle's till? (p. 71) Because they give unlimited credit and no one ever pays them

"The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"

What kind of housekeeper is Mrs. Tittlemouse? (p. 78) very tidy and particular, always sweeping and dusting her house
Who comes to Mrs. Tittlemouse's house? (p. 80) Mr. Jackson, the toad
Why had the toad come to Mrs. Tittlemouse's house? (p. 81) Because he could smell honey
What is Mrs. Tittlemouse's complaint about all of her visitors? (p. 82) They came without an invitation.

"The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"

What kind of animal is Timmy Tiptoes? (p. 85) a squirrel
Why does Timmy Tiptoes think he will be able to get the nuts out of the tree through the small hole? (p. 86) He says he'll be much thinner in the spring-time
Who is the most forgetful squirrel in the woods? (p. 87) Silvertail
Who takes care of Timmy Tiptoes after he tumbles into the tree? (p. 89) a chipmunk, Chippy Hackee
How does Timmy Tiptoes eventually get out of the tree? (p. 92) The wind blows the top off.

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