They Cage the Animals at Night Chapters 13-14

Which orphanage friend does Jennings meet at Elmhurst

• Stacy

• Ronny

• Stevie

• Rooster

Why do the Burch children end up in a shelter again at the end of chapter 13?

• mom attempts suicide

• mom dies

• their apartment burns down

• Child Services takes them

What awakens Jennings on his first morning at the Yonkers shelter?

• a punch in the stomach

• a slap in the face

• a loud bell

• he wets himself

Ronny reminds Jennings of

• Stevie

• George

• Mark

• Martha

Ronny describes himself as

• a juvenile delinquent

• a lifer

• a home body

• a bully

Before leaving Elmhurst for the orphanage, Jennings

• writes a letter to Sal then throws it in the garbage

• makes a phonecall to Sarge

• makes a phonecall to Martha

• visits Stacy and kisses her goodbye

A juvenile delinquent is defined in the novel as

• someone who's been to jail

• someone who has committed a felony

• a kid who has been to court

• a kid who has committed murder

How did Kevin Aldridge become an orphan?

• his father killed his mother then killed himself

• his parents were killed in an automobile accident

• he was abandoned

• Child Services removed him from his home because of abuse

What frightening experience happens to Jennings as the end of the reading section

• he wet his bed

• he forgot his number

• Doggie is stolen

• he didn't know how to do decimals

What advice does Jennings give Kevin Aldridge

• play with other kids

• don't make friends

• don't spill your hot cocoa

• hide your stuffed animal under your pillow