"The Juvie Three" Comprehension Quiz

Kellerman said that he could see why Terence hadn't been happy:

• feeding chickens on the island.

• lifting weights during free time.

• checking inventory on the computer.

• filing out papers in the infirmary.

Mrs. Liebowitz told Ms. Vaughn that _____ was a waste of tax dollars.

• worrying about dirty socks

• checking up on dental hygiene

• giving third chances to criminals

• supplying adolescents with lawyers

Deputy Chief Delancey was _____ when Gecko entered the small conference room.

• snoring like a freight train

• munching on a juicy pear

• chewing a wad of tobacco

• admiring the guard's tattoo

In middle school, Arjay had studied a story about a condemned man who staved off his execution by vowing that he could

• rid the castle of ghosts.

• teach the king's horse to talk.

• cure the queen's fear of spiders.

• turn rocks into nuggets of gold.

After his return to the halfway house, Healy broke the rules by allowing Gecko to

• speak with his mother on the phone.

• invite his father to the art program.

• attend a family reunion at the park.

• join the yearbook club at school.

Rueben decided Gecko's fate when he saw Gecko

• breaking into e-mail accounts.

• decoding hieroglyphics.

• driving a go-kart.

• doing tricks on a dirt bike.

Healy couldn't believe it when Arjay asked to

• bring a guitar.

• sign up for piano lessons.

• join the drama club.

• place bets on the horse races.

Healy claimed that Ms. Vaughn wouldn't be satisfied if the boys

• invented a flying vehicle.

• saved her from a burning building.

• solved global warming.

• discovered a cure for cancer.

Roxanne knew that Bart Cranston wimped out of the volunteer program because he didn't want his

• lacrosse buddies to call him names.

• older brother asking him for free drugs.

• skateboarding friends forgetting about him.

• phobia of needles to be discovered.

Instead of _____, Gecko visited Healy in the hospital.

• choosing a topic for his science project

• picking up mothballs for chemistry class

• airing up soccer balls for the gym teacher

• constructing a bridge with toothpicks