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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSFlat Cat was born flat, and he loves it just the way it is. Being flat means he can slither under doors, drift over as a kite, and blend in almost anywhere, sneaking around unseen and squeezing in naps wherever he pleases. One day he climbs into a laundry basket for a snooze and ends up going through the wash and the dryer by accident. He tumbles out of the dryer big and fluffy instead of flat, and he does not like it one bit.
Free Battle of the Books questions for Flat Cat
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about Flat Cat. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does a pet fly high in the sky as a kite?
✓ Answer
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
When the book says "Flat Cat drifted over," the picture shows him soaring among the clouds and birds as a kite. It is one of his sneaky moves before his big trip through the wash.
- First half
In what book can a sleepy pet nap in any nook or cranny?
✓ Answer
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
After all his sneaking, "Flat Cat needed a cat nap." He "could snooze in any nook or cranny," here on a bookshelf, here over a towel bar, and there by a car tire.
- First half
In what book does a pet tumble from the dryer as a big fluffball?
✓ Answer
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
"When Flat Cat tumbled from the dryer, he wasn't flat." He bounced out bigger and bigger until he was a huge, round, purple fluffball.
- Second half
In what book does a fluffy pet find an aunt's hugs most embarrassing?
✓ Answer
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
The hugs are rough and loud, and the book says, "How embarrassing, especially Aunt Harriet!" Her big hugs are the most embarrassing of all for Flat Cat.
- Second half
In what book do squishing and squashing make a pet lose his fluff?
✓ Answer
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
Flat Cat notices that "with all the squishing . . . and all the squashing . . . it was happening!" All those squeezes are slowly pressing him back to his old shape.
- Near the end
In what book does a sneaky pet feel left out when nobody notices him?
✓ Answer
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
At a busy park, people hug and play with their pets while Flat Cat peeks out from behind a tree, all alone. The book says he "got left out" and felt "FLAT!"
