Chapter- 21                       The Journey to the Great Oz


Question: Why was the day described as eventful for the travellers?

Answer: The day was described as eventful because the travellers soon faced a serious obstacle on their journey.


Question: How long had the travellers been walking before they faced the problem?

Answer: They had hardly been walking for an hour before they faced the problem.


Question: What did the travellers see crossing the road?

Answer: They saw a great ditch crossing the road.


Question: How far did the ditch extend?

Answer: The ditch divided the forest as far as they could see on either side.


Question: How was the width of the ditch described?

Answer: The ditch was described as very wide.


Question: What did the travellers notice when they looked into the ditch?

Answer: They noticed that the ditch was very deep.


Question: What was at the bottom of the ditch?

Answer: There were many big, jagged rocks at the bottom of the ditch.


Question: Why could none of them climb down into the ditch?

Answer: None of them could climb down because the sides were very steep.


Question: What did the travellers feel when they saw the ditch?

Answer: For a moment, it seemed that their journey must end.


Question: Who asked what they should do?

Answer: Dorothy asked what they should do.


Question: How did Dorothy ask the question?

Answer: She asked the question despairingly.


Question: What was the Tin Woodman’s response?

Answer: The Tin Woodman said that he had not the faintest idea.


Question: What did the Lion do at that moment?

Answer: The Lion shook his shaggy mane and looked thoughtful.


Question: Who spoke with confidence and reasoning?

Answer: The Scarecrow spoke with confidence and reasoning.


Question: What three things did the Scarecrow say they could not do?

Answer: He said they could not fly, could not climb down, and might not be able to jump over the ditch.


Question: What condition did the Scarecrow give for continuing the journey?

Answer: He said that if they could not jump over the ditch, they must stop there.


Question: Who thought he could jump over the ditch?

Answer: The Cowardly Lion thought he could jump over the ditch.


Question: How did the Lion decide this?

Answer: He decided after carefully measuring the distance in his mind.


Question: What solution did the Scarecrow suggest?

Answer: The Scarecrow suggested that the Lion carry them over the ditch on his back one at a time.


Question: What did the Lion finally agree to do?

Answer: The Lion agreed to try jumping over the ditch and asked who would go first.

Answer by Dimpee Bora