Pecos Bill Comprehension Quiz

Why does Pecos Bill uproot a tree?

• it was in his way

• he thought it was ugly

• he needed the lumber

• he wanted to move the shade

What is the effect of Pecos Bill working out in the hot sun?

• He learned to ballet dance.

• He learned to play baseball.

• He invented the 10 gallon hat.

• He got a job with the fire department.

Why didn't the tree idea work?

• he couldn't walk in a building

• he got bugs all over himself

• the tree began to rot

• all of the above

How does the illustrator show that Pecos Bill is confused by baseball?

• Pecos Bill totally understands baseball

• He has a quesiton mark drawn over his head

• he is scratching his head

• he is crying

How does Pecos Bill put out the fire at the stable?

• he redirects a river to the stable

• he carries gallons of water in his ten-gallon hat over and over

• he lassoed a rain cloud and squeezed it over the stable

• he yelled so loud that it scared a raincloud

How does the illustrator add humor to the book?

• the animals' expressions

• by using happy, cheerful colors only

• with the speech bubbles over Pecos Bill's head

Pecos Bill was inspired by firefighters and baseball players when designing the ten-gallon hat.

• True

• False

Pecos Bill plays baseball instead of working the cattle?

• True

• False

Pecos Bill gives up and never invents a hat.

• True

• False

Pecos Bill's horse is named Bullseye.

• True

• False