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Quiz about Dr Seusss Horton Hatches An Egg

Dr. Seuss's Horton Hatches An Egg Quiz

This was my favorite Dr. Seuss book when I was a child. And it is still one of my favorites to read to my sons Dylan and Caleb. I know all the words by heart.

A multiple-choice quiz by kissy83. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kissy83

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,999

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
452

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the bird in this story? Hint

Mayzie

Marcy

Macy

Mary

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is not a reason Horton gives for not wanting to sit on Mayzie's egg? Hint

He doesn't have feathers

He is too big.

He doesn't have wings

He is too tired

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mayzie eventually talks Horton into sitting on the egg for her.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the weather like the first night that Horton sat on the egg? Hint

It snowed.

It was perfect , (not too hot and not too cold.)

It was really hot.

There was a terrible storm

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Mayzie take her vacation to? Hint

Palm Island

New York

Palm Beach

Paris

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Question 6 of 10

6. The phrase that Horton uses many times throughout the book is, "Elephants never forget?"

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Horton sees the hunters what does he do? Hint

He runs

He cries

He breaks the egg

Stays right where he is

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happens at the circus when Mayzie and Horton met up again? Hint

The egg hatches

Mayzie becomes part of the circus

Mayzie takes the egg back

The egg gets lost

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Question 9 of 10

9. What hatches out of the egg? Hint

An Alligator

An elephant

An elephant-bird

A bird

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Question 10 of 10

10. Horton takes the elephant-bird home with him at the end of the story.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the bird in this story?

Answer: Mayzie

The bird's name is Mayzie. The book begins; "Sighed Mayzie, a lazy bird hatching an egg..."

2. Which of the following is not a reason Horton gives for not wanting to sit on Mayzie's egg?

Answer: He is too tired

When Mayzie asks Horton to sit on her egg he says that is silly because he does not have wings or feathers and he is too big.

3. Mayzie eventually talks Horton into sitting on the egg for her.

Answer: True

Horton eventually agrees to watch the egg for Mayzie and she flies off for a vacation.

4. What was the weather like the first night that Horton sat on the egg?

Answer: There was a terrible storm

The book says that that night there was a terrible storm with rain and thunder and lightning.

5. Where did Mayzie take her vacation to?

Answer: Palm Beach

The book says that Mayzie flew to Palm Beach to enjoy the sunshine.

6. The phrase that Horton uses many times throughout the book is, "Elephants never forget?"

Answer: False

Everytime something bad happens Horton says "I meant what I said and I said what I meant, An elephant's faithful one hundred percent."

7. When Horton sees the hunters what does he do?

Answer: Stays right where he is

The book says Horton stayed on the nest and did not run away.

8. What happens at the circus when Mayzie and Horton met up again?

Answer: The egg hatches

The circus Horton is part of visits a town near Palm Beach. Mayzie flies by and sees Horton. While she is trying to convince him to give her the egg back it hatches.

9. What hatches out of the egg?

Answer: An elephant-bird

When the egg hatches it is a mixture of an elephant and a bird. It has wings, but it also has ears and a tail and a trunk like Horton.

10. Horton takes the elephant-bird home with him at the end of the story.

Answer: True

The last pages show a picture of Horton returning to the jungle with the elephant-bird.

Source: Author kissy83

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