Lawn Boy Chapter 8

Multiple Choice

Summarize: Summarize Chapter 8. Be sure to include the central (main) idea of the chapter.

• Arnold tells Lawn Boy his forty dollar investment in the coffin company brought him over eight thousand dollars. Then Arnold tells him he reinvested more money for Lawn Boy and now he over sixty thousand dollars. Lawn Boy does not know how to react to the news, he faints.

• Arnold tells Lawn Boy his forty dollar investment in the furniture company brought him over eight thousand dollars. Then Arnold tells him he reinvested more money for Lawn Boy and now he over fifty thousand dollars. Lawn Boy does not know how to react to the news, he faints.

• Arnold tells Lawn Boy his forty dollar investment in the coffin company brought him over eight thousand dollars. Then Arnold tells him he reinvested more money for Lawn Boy and now he over fifty thousand dollars. Lawn Boy does not know how to react to the news, he faints.

• Arnold tells Lawn Boy his forty dollar investment in the coffin company brought him over eight thousand dollars. Then Arnold tells him he reinvested more money for Lawn Boy and now he over fifty thousand dollars. Lawn Boy does not know how to react to the news. Lawn boy rides home to tell his parents.

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary - Prefix: "...I thought with just forty dollars invested even if the company went belly-up the loss rate would not be unbearable." The prefix un means not.

In which word does the prefix 'un-' mean the same as it does in 'unbearable':

• uniform

• universe

• underwear

• unlock

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary - Context Clues: Define the vocabulary word using context clues. "'I must point out that this kind of growth is unprecedented."

• two parallel lines

• having never happened before

• presenting good information

• being precedented by the president of the United States

Multiple Choice

Why had Arnold started an account for Lawn Boy?

• Arnold was best freinds with Lawnboy's parents and was doing them a favor.

• Arnold work with stocks and wanted Lawnboy to start working with stocks.

• Arnold knew that Lawnboy was a great businessman.

• Arnold could not pay Lawn Boy in cash (He had a cash flow problem).

Multiple Choice

Literal - Why did Arnold use his own name on the account rather than Lawn Boy's name?

• Lawn Boy was too young to have an account.

• Lawn Boy didn't want to create his own account.

• Lawn Boy was too old to have his own account.

• The stock market is only for mean in their 40's and above.

Multiple Choice

Literal : What was the first stock that Arnold bought for Lawn Boy?

• Lawnmower

• Software Company

• Coffins

• $50,000

Multiple Choice

What did Lawn Boy do when Arnold told him that he had $50,000 and $8,000?

• He raced home.

• He fell asleep.

• He fainted.

• He mowed more lawns.

Multiple Choice

Why did Lawn Boy faint at the end of this chapter?

• He was tired from overworking and mowing so many lawns.

• He was angry that Arnold had not told him about all the decisions he had made.

• He was in shock from the larger number of dollars he had earned.

• He was afraid he would be in trouble for not telling his parents.