The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid Chapters 16-17

The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid Chapters 16-17

Multiple Choice

After Chapter 16: Invention? What Invention?

Why did the snake slither away?

• It was looking for a sunny spot

• Geronimo stamped his paw on the

  ground causing vibrations.

Multiple Choice

Analyze: Analyze and explain the following excerpt:

"...it pays to be well read."

• being well read or knowledge can have positive effects

• you can get payed more for reading more books

Multiple Choice

After Chapter 17: A Floating Piece of Dynamite

Vocabulary - Synonym

"It had been a terrible day."

• awful; dreadful; very bad

• great, wonderful, very fun

Multiple Select

Read for Details: List three names the Egyptians called the sun.

• Ra

• Atum

• Mr. Sun

• Amon

Multiple Choice

Analyze: What did Grandfather mean when he told Geronimo, "You're bleeding me dry!"?

• using all the paper's money

• making his skin dry

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Reflect: Why is Dynamiter a good name for the ship Geronimo is returning on?

• It was a great ship, it was dynomite!

• The ship was packed with deadly explosives.

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efine the underlined word using context clues and/or a dictionary.

"I was stuck on a rickety old ship..."

• bad condition

• named rick

Connect: Grandfather called when Geronimo was going to purchase a plane ticket. How do you suppose Grandfather always knows when Geronimo is going to be spending money? Explain your thinking. 

Multiple Choice

Infer: How is the professor feeling at the conclusion of the chapter? Cite evidence to support your answer.

• happy, so confident in his work

• confused, not sure what is happening