Where the Wild Things Are Quizzes

Where the Wild Things Are Quiz: "Where the Wild Things Are"

1 What kind of suit does Max wear to make mischief?
A "wild thing" suit

A mouse suit

A dog suit

A wolf suit
2 What is Max's first kind of mischief?
Spilling his supper

Chasing the dog with a fork

Wearing a wolf suit

Hammering nails into the walls to build a fort
3 What is Max's second kind of mischief?
Wearing a wolf suit

Spilling his supper

Chasing the dog with a fork

Hammering more nails into the wall
4 What does Max's mother call him in response to his mischief?
"Silly boy"

"Monster"

Nothing

"Wild thing"
5 What does Max say to his mother?
"I'll eat you up!"

"Wild thing"

"I want my dinner!"

"I don't want my dinner!"
6 What does Max's mother do to punish him?
Ignores him

Throws away his wolf suit

Throws away his dinner

Sends him to bed without dinner
7 What happens when Max is sent to his room?
He gets very hungry.

He continues making mischief.

A forest grows.

He falls asleep.
8 What happens to the walls of Max's room?
They become covered in vines.

They turn into wild things.

They get larger and larger.

They disappear.
9 What appears in the ocean for Max?
His dinner

His mother

His own private boat

Another wild thing
10 Where does Max sail off to?
Home to his mother

In search of food

To play with his dog

Where the wild things are
11 What do the wild things do when Max arrives?
Welcome him with a hug

Give him dinner

Ignore him

Roar, gnash their teeth, and show their claws
12 How does Max tame the wild things?
By staring into their eyes without blinking

By chasing them with a fork

By giving them dinner

By ignoring them
13 What do the wild things do once they are tamed?
Give Max dinner

Send Max home

Dance for Max

Make Max their king
14 What happens after Max is crowned king of the wild things?
They go to sleep.

Max goes home.

They eat dinner together.

They all play together.
15 How does Sendak depict Max's adventures with the wild things?
He does not show their adventures.

In words

In pictures and words

In pictures
16 What halts Max's adventures with the wild things?
He sends them to bed without their supper.

Max boards the ship and goes home.

The wild things fall asleep suddenly.

Max falls asleep suddenly.
17 How do the wild things sleep?
In individual beds

Sitting underneath trees

In one huge hammock

In tents
18 What does Max feel when the wild things go to bed?
Lonely and in need of love

Afraid of the wild things

Angry at his mother

Content and sleepy
19 What is the last straw for Max that makes him give up his status as king of the wild things?
The wild things snore.

He becomes even more lonely.

He can't get to sleep.

He smells good things to eat from far away.
20 How do the wild things react when Max tries to leave?
They want to go with him.

They are excited and happy for him.

They ignore him.

They make a fuss because they don't want him to leave.
21 How does Max travel back home?
By airplane

By ship

By foot

A wild thing carries him on its back.
22 Where does Max return to?
The wild things' forest

His living room at home

His classroom at school

His very own bedroom at home
23 What does Max find waiting for him at home?
His supper

The wild things

His dog

His mother
24 How does the narrator describe Max's supper?
Still hot

Moldy

Frozen

Unappealing
25 How do Sendak's illustrations depict Max in the final scene?
With a smile on his face

Asleep

Eating dinner

With tears in his eyes

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