Poppy

Questions:

Q: How did Ragweed die? A: He stood out in the open and Mr. Ocax swooped down and killed him.

Q: Why did Mr. Ocax say he denied permission for the deer mice to move to the New House? A: He said he was angry with Poppy for not asking permission to go to the hill.

Q: Why were the mice afraid of porcupine? A: Mr. Ocax said that porcupine would torture and eat mice.

Q: Why did Ereth go with Poppy? A: Poppy promised Ereth that she would get him the salt lick at the New House.

Q: Where did Poppy get her sword? A: It was one of Ereth’s quills.

Q: What was Mr. Ocax afraid of at the New House? A: The large owl in the barn – a fake one.

Q: How did Poppy stop Mr. Ocax? A: She shoved the quill in his talon and it hurt so bad that Mr. Ocax flew out of control into the salt lick head first.

Q: How did Poppy get the salt lick for Ereth? A: The salt lick shattered when Mr. Ocax crashed into it.

Q: Where did the hazelnut tree on Bannock Hill come from? A: Poppy says it was the seed nut that Ragweed dropped when he was killed.

Q: Why did Poppy's family need to move from Greyhouse? A; The family was getting large and food was scarce.

Q: What did Poppy do with Ragweed's earring? A: Put it on a hazel nut tree.

Q: The mice had a custom of naming their kids after what? A: plants

Q: What is Poppy's room made of? A: Log Cabin Syrup can that looks like a cabin.

Q: Two flags in the story sympolized something. Tell something about each. A: Red symbolized an emergency meeting. White symbolized making a request to Ocax.

Q: What did Poppy discover about porcupines which did not agree with what Ocax had told mice? A: Porcupines are vegetarians & don't eat mice. Mice should not fear porcupines, owls should.

Q: What kind of tree did Mr. Ocax live in? A: A dead oak

Q: What is Poppy's father's name? A: Lungwort

Q: What does Lungwort wear for a hat? A: A thimble