Mouse & Motorcycle Ch 1-3

It was shiny and it had a good set of tires

How could Ralph tell that this was a good motorcycle?

He rolled the motorcycle over to the wall of the waste basket. Then he seized the apple core by the stem and dragged it over to the motorcycle.

How did Ralph try to use the apple core and motorcycle to get out of the trash?

He played with his cars and his motorcycle and he ate an apple

What did Keith do in his room at the motel?

Ralph thought he was going to get tossed out with the trash

What did Ralph think his only hope was?

a motorcycle

What did the boy leave behind that most excited Ralph?

They did not know they were getting watched

What didn't the guests and the bellboy know while they were in the motel?

He passed away

What happened to Ralph's father?

Uncle Victor got trapped the the metal waste paper basket

What happened to Uncle Victor?

The motorcycle had one bent handlebar, some of the paint chipped off the rear fender

What happened to the motorcycle?

The telephone noise half rang and startled him

What made Ralph tumble to the floor off the motorcycle?

A hotel in California

Where does this story take place?

Ralph

Who did Ralph's mother worry most about?

The ants visited Ralph

Who visited Ralph in the wastebasket?

Ralph the mouse

Who was watching the Gridley boy's every move?

The mother threw it away

Why couldn't Ralph the apple core?

Because he thought it had mice

Why did Keith like the motel?

He said he is not driving another mile on a California Highway on a holiday weekend. He said did you see the way that truck almost drove them off the road.

Why did Mr. Gridley say he wouldn't drive another mile?

She thought it was old and spooky

Why did Mrs. Gridley want to go to a different motel?

Yes, because they dropped food

Why did the mouse like messy children at the hotel?

Ralph was trapped in the metal wastepaper basket

Why is this chapter titled "Trapped"?

She found a apple core on the table when they went into the hotel room. She gave a sniff and said I don't care what the bellboy said, It must have mice.

Why was Mrs. Gridley sure that the bellboy was wrong about the motel?

Ralph was to weak

Why was it useless to try to tip over the wastebasket?

They could always be counted on to leave a sticky candy wrapper or a bag of peanuts on the bedside table.

Why were medium-sized boys good for mice?

For a 4th of July travel vacation

Why were the Gridleys in California?