Wind and the Willows
Unit Vocabulary
Literary Terms
Themes
Just for Fun
100

Who are the main characters in The Wind and the Willows? 

Who are Water Rat, Mole, Mr. Badger, and Toad.

100

What is one example of personification?

What is ....

100

What is setting? 

What is where the story takes place. 

100

Rat invites Mole on his boat and takes him for a boat ride. What theme would best represent Rat here? 

What is friendship. 

100

How do you say Good Morning in Greek?

Kaliméra

200

When the stouts, ferrets, and weasels take over Toad Hall how do all the characters get inside? 

What is by using a secret passage under Toad Hall.

200

What is a physical trait?

A physical trait is....
200

What does the word "personification" mean? 

What is something that behaves like a person.

200

Toad steals a motorcar, escapes jail by disguising himself as a washerwomen, and runs from the police. What theme would best represent Toad? 

What is irresponsibility.

200

What does it mean to be optimistic?

hopeful and confident about the future

300

How many years is Toad sentenced to prison? 

What is 20 years. 

300

What is a character trait?

A character trait is ....

300

When two or more characters are talking to one another in a story.

What is dialogue. 

300

Rat sticks to Mole's side even though he does not really want to go the caravan. What theme would this best represent Rat here? 

What is loyalty. 

300
What is something you are grateful for?

Answers may vary 

400

Why does Mole go into the Wild Wood? 

What is to go and see Mr. Badger. 

400
What is one character trait of Toad?

Toad is ...

400

Toad thinks very highly of himself and often thinking he is the best. Toad would be considered what? 

What is conceit or he is being conceited. 

400

Rat picks up the picnic basket from the river, helps take care of the caravan crash, and even takes protection into the Wild Wood. What theme would best represent Rat here? 

What is responsibility. 

400

How do you say good morning in Spanish?

Buenos Dias

500

What color is Toad's caravan? 

What is canary yellow, yellow and green.  

500

What do quotation marks indicate?

What is dialogue?

500

When we are seeing a character's thoughts' and feelings in a text we are seeing through their what? 

What is perspective. 

500

Mr. Badger allows Rat and Mole to come inside his home, gives them warm clothes, and even cleans up Moles cut. What theme would best represent Mr. Badger here? 

What is hospitality. 

500

What does it mean to persevere? 

Answers may vary

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