Little Ida's Flowers — Questions and answers

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What did Ida find her beautiful flowers doing when she looked at them in the afternoon?

Choices

  1. The flowers were standing up straight and looking fresh.
  2. The flowers were dancing around in the vase.
  3. The flowers had fallen out of the vase onto the table.
  4. Every single flower hung its head down over the side of the glass. ✓

Answer: Every single flower hung its head down over the side of the glass.

From page 1

Why did the student say Ida's flowers danced so hard last night at the ball?

Choices

  1. To make the most of being alive before someone presses them flat. ✓
  2. To impress the old gentleman across the street, the Councillor.
  3. They were celebrating a special flower holiday.
  4. Because they loved the music played at the King's great castle garden.

Answer: To make the most of being alive before someone presses them flat.

From page 2

According to the student in 'Little Ida's Flowers', where is the most important dance party for flowers held every night?

Choices

  1. In Ida's nursery.
  2. In the Councillor's house.
  3. In the King's own castle garden. ✓
  4. In the Botanical Garden.

Answer: In the King's own castle garden.

From page 3

According to the student in 'Little Ida's Flowers', what amazing thing happens in the big Botanical Garden every single night?

Choices

  1. The whole garden dances together, from the tallest tree to the smallest daisy. ✓
  2. All the flowers go to sleep and are very quiet.
  3. The gardeners come out to water all the plants.
  4. Only the sunflowers turn in slow stately circles.

Answer: The whole garden dances together, from the tallest tree to the smallest daisy.

From page 4

What did Ida's mother say about the paper figure the student cut of the Councillor?

Choices

  1. She asked the student to cut out more paper figures.
  2. She said the Councillor would be very happy to see it.
  3. She thought it was a very clever and funny picture.
  4. She said it was not kind because the Councillor is an old man and Ida's godfather. ✓

Answer: She said it was not kind because the Councillor is an old man and Ida's godfather.

From page 5

In 'Little Ida's Flowers', what sound made Ida suddenly wake up after she had fallen asleep?

Choices

  1. The candle burned out and made a loud noise.
  2. She had a bad dream about the Councillor's pressed flowers.
  3. She heard music coming from somewhere close by, soft and strange. ✓
  4. Her mother came into the room to check on her.

Answer: She heard music coming from somewhere close by, soft and strange.

From page 6

In 'Little Ida's Flowers', what wonderful thing did Ida see in the middle of her nursery floor when she woke up?

Choices

  1. The student had left her a new paper doll to play with.
  2. All the flowers had climbed out of their vase and were dancing with her dolls. ✓
  3. The little Chinese mandarin figure was standing still on the shelf.
  4. Her favorite doll, Sophie, was sitting on the windowsill.

Answer: All the flowers had climbed out of their vase and were dancing with her dolls.

From page 7

In 'Little Ida's Flowers', what did the flowers and dolls do when their dance reached the old cupboard in the corner of Ida's nursery?

Choices

  1. They drew the old broken toys out into the moonlight to dance too. ✓
  2. They opened the cupboard and hid inside it.
  3. They stopped dancing and went back to their places.
  4. They ignored the broken toys and danced away.

Answer: They drew the old broken toys out into the moonlight to dance too.

From page 8

In 'Little Ida's Flowers', what did one of the old flowers tell Ida would happen to them the very next day?

Choices

  1. They would be put back in the vase with fresh water.
  2. They would be taken to the King's castle garden for another ball.
  3. They would be pressed flat in a book like the Councillor's flowers.
  4. They were going to die and be buried in the garden to become beautiful flowers again. ✓

Answer: They were going to die and be buried in the garden to become beautiful flowers again.

From page 9

What did Ida and her little brother Jonas do with the faded flowers in the morning?

Choices

  1. They carried the box out into the garden and buried them under the bushes. ✓
  2. They threw them away in the rubbish bin.
  3. They gave them to the student to make paper pictures.
  4. They put them back in the vase with fresh water.

Answer: They carried the box out into the garden and buried them under the bushes.

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