Who Moved My Cheese?

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Introduction-Foreword

Reading Check

1. Who are the four characters in the parable for change?

2. What is Sniff’s role in responding to change?

3. What does Scurry do in response to change?

4. Which character alters his opinion when change occurs?

5. What did Who Moved My Cheese? help employees at Ken Blanchard Companies with?

6. What is the motto of the book?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Of the four characters in the parable, which is the least likely to be successful in the future? Why?

2. What is the purpose of the parable in Who Moved My Cheese?

3. What does the author describe cheese as representing?

4. How did the book help Charlie Jones, a sportscaster who was forced to move from track and field to swimming and diving?

5. What is the narrative framework of the first section, “A Gathering”?

6. What does “The Story of Who Moved My Cheese?” illustrate?

7. What role does the section “A Discussion” play in the book?

Paired Resource

“The Global Companies That Failed to Adapt to Change”