Venus: The Flytrap Who Wouldn't Eat Flies

What was the problem in the story?

• Mason's flytrap was talking.
• Plants were dying all over the city
• Mason's flytrap would not eat bugs.

Which sentence from the book does NOT have an adjective (describing word) in it?

• Flies buzzed around Venus.
• Venus was a pretty, bright green flytrap. 
• Her jaws were filled with sweet, sticky nectar.
• Her wide red jaws were lined with soft little hairs.  

What causes the flytrap to "snap" closed? 

• When it sees a bug far away.
• When something touches the hairs.
• When a fly lands on its stem. 

What did Mason do when he realized Venus did not like flies?  

• He made her eat them anyways.
• He sang to her.
• He offered him a cricket, a bee, and a spider

How are flytraps NOT like other plants?

• They can't make their own food. 
• They are a different color.
• They can talk.

Because Venus would not eat, what happened?  

• She started to make her own food. 
• Her jaws turned pale yellow and her stem bent way over. 
• Mason had to bring her back to the store. 

Why did Mason and his mom take Venus to Papa Longo's?  

• He loved flytraps. 
• He is good with plants.  
• He needed a plant at the pizza place. 

True or False:  Papa Longo knew how to help Venus to eat.  

• true
• false

Why would Venus eat a fly at the end of the story?

• Because he changed his mind. 
• Because it was heated up.  
• Because it was stuck in the cheese of a pizza. 

Which is an example of onomatopoeia from the book?

• Ew! Ew! Ew!
• Papa Longo
• sweet, sticky nectar