The Girl Who Loved Spiders

The selection takes place in:

• Florida

• school

• winter

• New York

What happens BEFORE Luis moves?

• Mom finds a dead scorpion

• Ashanti goes on a spider safari

• Billy tells Lus spider stories

• Luis gets bitten by a brown recluse spider

Luis's main PROBLEM is:

• misses his friend Billy

• is very afraid of spiders

• has not made any friends

• doesn't get along with Ashanti

The first time Luis sees Ashanti she is -----

• jumping on a trampoline

• playing on the playground

• searching for a brown recluse

• dusting a spider with cornstarch

When Luis and Ashanti FIRST meet:

• they play together

• Ashanti scares Luis

• Luis makes Ashanti angry

• they find they have a lot in common

Luis's mom and Mrs. Smith both - - -

• teach at the university

• collect African artifacts

• photograph different spiders

• force their children to be friends

What happens after the children finish their dinner?

• They go on a spider safari

• They play at the playground

• They play a trick on their parents

• They look at a painting of Anasi

What does Mrs. Smith show Ashanti?

• A brown recluse

• An African painting

• A "Beware of Snakes" sign

• A photograph of a crab spider

Which sentence from the selection shows that Luis has solved his problem?

• "Ashanti knows what to do, Mom," I say

• I take a deep breath and go over to the board.

• I just wish billy were here now to teach me how to do a flip.

• I move closer to see a powerful-looking spider, standing upright, flexing six of its eight legs.

What do the children plan to do the next day?

• study for a test

• look at a spider web

• jump on the trampoline

• tell stories abut Anansi