The Children
The Cat
other Characters
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Potpourri
100

What is the name of the narrator's sister in "The Cat in the Hat"?

Sally

100

What colors are The Cat in the Hat's hat?

red and white

100

What do Thing 1 & Thing 2 like to play with in the house?

kites

100

"We looked!  Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked!! and we saw him!"

 ____  _____  ____  _____  _____

"The Cat in the Hat!"

100

Whose face do we never see?

the mom

200

Did the children tell their mother what they did while she was away?



 

No!

200

The Cat In The Hat has an umbrella. Yes or no

Yes!

200

What color is the box that Thing One and Thing Two come out of?

red

200

"I will pick up the hook. You will see something new.  Two things. And I call them - "

_____ ____ ____ _____ _____

"Thing One and Thing Two."

200

Who warned the children about the Cat in the Hat?

the fish

300

What does the boy use to catch Thing 1 & Thing 2?

a net

300

The Cat In The Hat was somehow able to carry so many things all the while standing on what?


a beach ball

300

Who doesn't like the cat and just wants him to go away?

The fish

300

"Then our mother came in and she said to us two, 'Did you have any fun? Tell me."

_____ ____ ____ ____?

"What did you do?"

300

Who is the author of "The Cat in the Hat" (50 bonus points if you know his first name!)

Dr. Seuss aka Theodor Seuss Geisel

400

The first thing the children do after meeting Thing 1 and Thing 2 is shake their hands. True or false?

True

400

At clean up time, The Cat in the Hat drove in a red machine that had what sticking out of it? (Hint: there were 5 of them.)

hands in white gloves


400

How do Thing 1 and Thing 2 destroy the house?

They fly kites through it.

400

"That is what the cat said...

Then he fell on his ______!

He came down with a bump

From up there on the _____.

And Sally and I,

We saw ALL the things ______.

head, ball, fall

400

What colors are the polka-dots on Mother's new gown/dress?

red, pink, and white

500
Throughout the book, Sally wears something in her hair.  What is it?

a red bow

500

What object did the cat in the hat hold in his tail as he hopped on the ball before his great fall?

a red fan

500

What is the name of the game the cat plays in which he lets Thing 1 and Thing 2 out of a red box?


FUN-IN-A-BOX

500

"Should we tell her about it? Now, what SHOULD we do? Well... What would YOU do if 

_____ ____ _____ ______ ?"

"your mother asked YOU?"

500

Name at least 7 objects that The Cat in the Hat balances before he falls.

Acceptable answers include: ball, cup, cake, toy ship, milk, dish, books, fish, rake, little toy man, red fan,