Night of the Spadefoot Toad/End-of-book

On page 217, who found the escaped rattlesnakes and where did he/she find them?

• Mrs. Tibbets finds the snakes near the vernal pool.

• Mrs. Turner finds the snakes at the shed.

• Ben finds the snakes at his house.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What causes Mrs. Turner to change her mind about selling all her land?

• Mrs. Tibbets threatens to take all the land.

• Ben talks with reporters who convince her to keep the land.

• Mr. Nickelby gets involved with the decision.

• The old photo of Mrs. Turner when she was young sitting on the rock with her brother near the vernal pool.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

On page 175, why does Ben lift Frankie up by his jacket and push him down the aisle?

• Frankie took Ben's science report.

• Frankie takes Ryan's favorite book.

• All of the above

• Frankie had yanked Ryan's eyeglasses off of him and was unkind things to him.

On page 186, Agatha sticks up for Ben when he ______________.

• visits with Mrs. Tibbets.

• goes to bed early rather than do his report.

• decides to attend Ryan's birthday party rather than finish his report.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does Mrs. Tibbets use the term "new neighbors" on page 218?

• the new neighbors were Ben and his family

• the new neighbors were the rattlesnakes

• the new neighbors are Mrs. Turner.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What happened after Ben let the rattlesnakes out of their cages?

• Lied to his parents about being near the rattlesnakes.

• Ben finally confesses to Mrs. Tibbets that he had let the rattlesnakes out of the cage.

• Mr. Nickelby questions him about the rattlesnakes.

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.SL.2.2

On page 48, what does Mrs. Tibbets ask Ben to do on Saturday?

• She asks him to feed the rattlesnakes.

• She asks him to catch the spadefoot toads.

• She asks him to rake leaves and drag fallen branches to the back part of the field.

• She asks him to mow the lawn.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does Ben open the snake cage when he has been told not to go near it?

• Ben wants to be friends with the rattlesnakes.

• Ben wants to disobey Mrs. Tibbets.

• None of the above

• Ben is curious about what is in the cage and forgets the warning from Mrs. Tibbets.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

How does Ben feel about Massachusetts at the end of the story?

• Ben only wants to stay another year.

• Ben still wants to go back to Arizona

• Ben starts to feel "right at home".

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which of these are character traits for Ben?

• mean and unfriendly

• curious and hopeful

• patient and untrustworthy

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.2