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Kid Lit: Corduroy the Bear Trivia Quiz

Corduroy was a children's story written by Don Freeman in 1968. Answer the following questions about Corduroy the bear.

A multiple-choice quiz by ravenskye. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ravenskye

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
21,810

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
532

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Question 1 of 10

1. Corduroy was a bear who lived in a department store. Every day he waited on the shelf for someone to buy him. He always tried to look his best. What color were his overalls? Hint

Blue

Brown

Red

Green

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Question 2 of 10

2. One day a little girl looks at him and wants to take him home, but her mother says no. Why? Hint

One of the buttons on Corduroy's overalls was missing.

Corduroy looked dirty.

The little girl's mother was mean.

The little girl already had too many teddy bears.

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Corduroy found out why the little girl didn't take him home, what did he do? Hint

He took off his overalls and put a ribbon around his neck instead.

He cried.

He hid behind the other toys so no one would see him.

He went looking for his lost button.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Corduroy's search took him on many adventures around the store. What was the first one? Hint

He rode in an elevator.

He rode on an escalator.

He talked to lots of other toys and stuffed animals.

He had to hide from the store security guard.

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the first places Corduroy visited was the furniture department. Where did he think he was? Hint

A mansion

A palace

Heaven

A magical land

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the furniture department, Corduroy thinks he found his lost button. Where does he think he found it? Hint

On a chair

On a bed

On a pillow

On the floor

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Corduroy thinks he's found his lost button, something happens. What? Hint

He falls behind some furniture and he can't get out.

His overalls get caught on something and rip even worse.

He gets closed up inside a sofa bed.

He tries to pull the button and take it with him, and he knocks over a lamp.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happens next? Hint

A lamp breaks and there are broken pieces all over the floor.

The security guard finds Corduroy and takes him back to the toy department.

He gets some help from a mouse who lives in the furniture department.

Corduroy gets scared and runs all the way back to the toy department.

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Question 9 of 10

9. The next day, back in the toy department, Corduroy has a visitor -- the little girl who had wanted to take him home the day before. What is her name? Hint

Michelle

Denise

Lisa

Cheryl

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Question 10 of 10

10. The little girl uses money she has saved in her piggy bank to buy Corduroy, and she takes him home. What happens to Corduroy when he gets home? Hint

Corduroy rides around in the little girl's wagon.

He meets all sorts of other stuffed animals.

She sews a button on for him, and shows him his very own bed.

They have a tea party.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Corduroy was a bear who lived in a department store. Every day he waited on the shelf for someone to buy him. He always tried to look his best. What color were his overalls?

Answer: Green

2. One day a little girl looks at him and wants to take him home, but her mother says no. Why?

Answer: One of the buttons on Corduroy's overalls was missing.

The little girl's mother had already spent too much money that day, but most of all, she was afraid the missing button meant that Corduroy wasn't a new bear.

3. When Corduroy found out why the little girl didn't take him home, what did he do?

Answer: He went looking for his lost button.

Corduroy waited until the store closed, and then he went looking for his lost button.

4. Corduroy's search took him on many adventures around the store. What was the first one?

Answer: He rode on an escalator.

Corduroy was surprised by the moving floor!

5. One of the first places Corduroy visited was the furniture department. Where did he think he was?

Answer: A palace

6. In the furniture department, Corduroy thinks he found his lost button. Where does he think he found it?

Answer: On a bed

He thinks one of the buttons on a mattress is his lost button, and he has some trouble when he tries to take it.

7. When Corduroy thinks he's found his lost button, something happens. What?

Answer: He tries to pull the button and take it with him, and he knocks over a lamp.

8. What happens next?

Answer: The security guard finds Corduroy and takes him back to the toy department.

9. The next day, back in the toy department, Corduroy has a visitor -- the little girl who had wanted to take him home the day before. What is her name?

Answer: Lisa

10. The little girl uses money she has saved in her piggy bank to buy Corduroy, and she takes him home. What happens to Corduroy when he gets home?

Answer: She sews a button on for him, and shows him his very own bed.

Source: Author ravenskye

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