The Dancing Vegetables — Questions and answers

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What is Princess Petunia's favorite thing to do?

Choices

  1. Twirl in silk gowns at parties.
  2. Harvest tomatoes in her vegetable garden. ✓
  3. Listen to royal messengers panting.
  4. Make vegetables dance.

Answer: Harvest tomatoes in her vegetable garden.

From page 1

How did the royal vegetables look when Petunia saw them in the Royal Ballroom?

Choices

  1. Vibrant and lively.
  2. Drooping sadly in their pots. ✓
  3. Dancing with joy.
  4. Jumping up and down.

Answer: Drooping sadly in their pots.

From page 2

What special skill does Barnaby the badger have that Petunia wants to use?

Choices

  1. He can play music for the vegetables.
  2. He knows a lot about good soil.
  3. He has the keenest nose in the kingdom. ✓
  4. He is good at understanding why things are sad.

Answer: He has the keenest nose in the kingdom.

From page 3

What did Petunia notice was powering Grubble's Gloom-o-Matic 5000 machine?

Choices

  1. Sunlight.
  2. Laughter.
  3. Tiny, tinkling music boxes. ✓
  4. Reverse-photosynthesis.

Answer: Tiny, tinkling music boxes.

From page 5

What happened when Grubble accidentally set the Gloom-o-Matic to MAXIMUM GLOOM?

Choices

  1. The music boxes started playing happy tunes.
  2. The Whispering Woods became filled with sunshine.
  3. Black smoke enveloped the Whispering Woods and the vegetables turned gray. ✓
  4. The pond stopped bubbling.

Answer: Black smoke enveloped the Whispering Woods and the vegetables turned gray.

From page 6

What did Petunia use to try and stop the Gloom-o-Matic machine?

Choices

  1. Her strong singing voice.
  2. Her satchel.
  3. Her flute. ✓
  4. A magic spell.

Answer: Her flute.

From page 7

What happened to the Gloom-o-Matic machine after Petunia's music swelled with joy?

Choices

  1. It started playing happy music.
  2. It sucked up all the sunshine.
  3. It exploded in a shower of gears and springs. ✓
  4. It turned into iridescent colors.

Answer: It exploded in a shower of gears and springs.

From page 8

What did the vegetables do when Petunia played a joyful tune on her flute in the Royal Ballroom?

Choices

  1. They turned gray and wilted.
  2. They glowed with vibrant colors and danced. ✓
  3. They hid from the King and chef.
  4. They sang along with Barnaby.

Answer: They glowed with vibrant colors and danced.

From page 9

What did Princess Petunia always bring with her to royal balls after that day?

Choices

  1. Expensive jewelry and silk gowns.
  2. Barnaby the badger.
  3. A little bit of her garden, like a flower, a vegetable, or a song. ✓
  4. Gloomy music boxes.

Answer: A little bit of her garden, like a flower, a vegetable, or a song.

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