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Stellaluna Trivia Quiz

"Stellaluna" is an award-winning book that tells of a young bat who learns some good lessons about friendship. Janell Cannon is the author and illustrator. Have fun reading the book and taking this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by SP44000. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
SP44000

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,969

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
369

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (10/10), Guest 189 (8/10), Guest 108 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What type of bat is Stellaluna? Hint

a vampire bat

a smoky bat

a gray bat

a fruit bat

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did Stellaluna's mother do with her while searching for food? Hint

left her with the babysitter

carried her on her back

grasped her in her mouth

clutched her to her breast

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Question 3 of 10

3. What type of bird attacked Stellaluna and her mother one night? Hint

a blue jay

an eagle

an owl

a hawk

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Question 4 of 10

4. Stellaluna could not fly when she was attacked by the bird.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Stellaluna caught a branch and held on through the night. At daybreak she dropped from the branch into what? Hint

a puddle of water

a bird's nest

a flower pot

a basket

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Question 6 of 10

6. Stellaluna was befriended by a family of birds. How many baby birds were in the family? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stellaluna had to learn to eat some strange food while living with the bird family. What was the first item she ate? Hint

a black cricket

a fuzzy caterpillar

a wiggling worm

a green grasshopper

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Question 8 of 10

8. Stellaluna learned some new things from her bird friends. She also taught them of her bat ways. What did she teach them? Hint

to sleep during the day

to eat fruit

to hang upside down

to fly at night

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Question 9 of 10

9. Stellaluna and the young birds all learned to fly. What did Stellaluna have trouble doing? Hint

gliding

taking off

landing

going fast

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Stellaluna and her mother were reunited they went to find some fruit. What fruit did they find? Hint

guava

papaya

mango

banana

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Oct 31 2024 : Guest 75: 10/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 189: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What type of bat is Stellaluna?

Answer: a fruit bat

There are many types of fruit bats. They live in Africa, Asia and Australia.

2. What did Stellaluna's mother do with her while searching for food?

Answer: clutched her to her breast

Many fruit bats feed while sitting on the branch of a tree or on another surface. Some types of fruit bats eat nectar and may be small enough to feed while in the air.

3. What type of bird attacked Stellaluna and her mother one night?

Answer: an owl

Owls, eagles and hawks are all predatory birds.

4. Stellaluna could not fly when she was attacked by the bird.

Answer: True

Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

5. Stellaluna caught a branch and held on through the night. At daybreak she dropped from the branch into what?

Answer: a bird's nest

Hanging upside from a branch was natural for the bat as they do this regularly.

6. Stellaluna was befriended by a family of birds. How many baby birds were in the family?

Answer: 3

The birds were named Pip, Flap and Flitter.

7. Stellaluna had to learn to eat some strange food while living with the bird family. What was the first item she ate?

Answer: a green grasshopper

Stellaluna was so hungry that she finally decided to eat a bug, but she thought it tasted awful. Fruit bats do not eat insects, but consume mostly the juice and nectar of fruit and flowers.

8. Stellaluna learned some new things from her bird friends. She also taught them of her bat ways. What did she teach them?

Answer: to hang upside down

The bird mother was not excited about this and forbid Stellaluna and the birds to do it again. Stellaluna was obedient because she wanted to be able to stay in the nest with her friends.

9. Stellaluna and the young birds all learned to fly. What did Stellaluna have trouble doing?

Answer: landing

Bats have wings that attach to both their front and rear feet. This is why Stellaluna had trouble landing like a bird.

10. When Stellaluna and her mother were reunited they went to find some fruit. What fruit did they find?

Answer: mango

Fruit bats eat a variety of fruits and help in the dispersal of their seeds and/or pollination. Some examples are bananas, mangoes, dates, guava and avocados.

The story concludes with Stellaluna and her new friends happy to be friends even though they have many differences.

Source: Author SP44000

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