symbols
plants & animals
the lorax in the movie
the once-ler
movie trivia
100

what does the lorax most likely represent?

mother nature
100
What is the Once-ler cutting down to make thneeds?
He is cutting down Truffula trees.
100
What is the purpose of the Lorax in the movie?
He speaks for the trees and wants to prevent them being cut down
100

What equiptment does the once-ler use to cut the trees down?

the super-axe hacker

100

What food did the once-ler give to the animals?

Marshmallows

200

what does the once-ler most likely represent?

attitudes of big business

200
How do the animals suffer from the once-ler's deforestation?
The animals habitat is destroyed and they have no food or place to live, so they leave.
200
What does the Lorax say will happen if the Once-ler doesn't stop cutting down the trees?
He says all the animals will go against him and bad things will happen.
200

Why did the once-ler break the Lorax's rules?

To make more thneeds so he could make more money and become successful and rich.

200
Who gives Ted the last Truffula seed?
The once-ler
300

what do the truffula trees most likely represent?

nature or the environment

300
Why can't the Swomee - Swans sing?
There is smog in their throats
300
What did the Lorax do to the once-ler in his sleep?
He put his bed into the river in his sleep
300
What affect did the Once-ler's rapid deforestation have on the community years later?
It left the community with no air and they had to purchase air.
300

Why was the once-ler's mom proud of her son once he started selling the thneeds?

Because she wanted him to be successful and rich and she wanted to be successful and rich

400

what does the "you" to whom the story is told represent?

me / you / us / society

400
What did the Lorax do for the Humming-Fish to make sure that they were safe?
He found them a new pond
400
Which way does the Lorax say the tree falls?
Wherever the wind blows.
400
Why did the once-ler stop making thneeds
The last Truffula tree was cut down
400
What was Audrey's painting of?
The truffula trees she wanted
500

what does the gluppity-glup and sloppity-slop represent?

pollution
500
Why did the Bar-ba-loots have to leave?
There was not enough Truffula fruit
500
What did the sign "unless" mean in front of the once-ler's home?
It meant unless Ted wanted and tried to bring the trees back it would never regrow
500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

What does the Once-ler give Ted at the end of the movie?

500
While playing the family board games, what does Grammy Norma spell with the scrabble letters?
She spelled the Lorax
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