The Goodnight Moon
Trivia Quiz

After about the 200th bedtime reading of the book "Goodnight Moon", a parent starts noticing minutiae that hadn't been noticed before. If you've done a good job reading to your child at bedtime, you should have no trouble with these questions!

QUESTIONS

1. Over what period of time does the story take place?
   
   
2. In the picture of the three bears sitting on chairs, there is a picture on the wall. What is it a picture of?
   
   
3. Only one book on the bookcase has a legible title. What is it?
   
   
4. In which direction do the windows face?
   
   
5. What is in a different location in every scene?
   
   
6. What book is lying on the bunny's nightstand?
   
   
7. There are three pictures on the wall. Two of them are the three bears sitting on chairs and the cow jumping over the moon. What is the third picture?
   
   
8. How many clocks are in the room?
   
   

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ANSWERS

1. Over what period of time does the story take place?
   One hour, ten minutes
   
   
2. In the picture of the three bears sitting on chairs, there is a picture on the wall. What is it a picture of?
   Cow jumping over the moon
   
   
3. Only one book on the bookcase has a legible title. What is it?
   The Runaway Bunny
   
   
4. In which direction do the windows face?
   East (towards the rising moon)
   
   
5. What is in a different location in every scene?
   The young mouse
   
   
6. What book is lying on the bunny's nightstand?
   Goodnight Moon
   
   
7. There are three pictures on the wall. Two of them are the three bears sitting on chairs and the cow jumping over the moon. What is the third picture?
   A bunny fishing (from "The Runaway Bunny")
   
   
8. How many clocks are in the room?
   Two
   
   

Copyright 1994, Kevin Killion