How to Eat Fried Worms ch 20-22

While Billy ate his Wheaties for breakfast, he asked his mother why people didn't eat __________ for breakfast.

• candy

• potato chips

• hot dogs

• ice cream

Joe and Alan came to Billy's house to _____________.

• tell Billy the bet was off because they were going out of town

• ask Billy's mother to witness Billy eating worms

• pick a fight with Billy about the way the worms could be prepared

• discuss the conditions of the bet

Billy's mother ________________.

• phoned Dr. McGrath to make sure worms wouldn't hurt Billy

• told the boys she could not watch Billy eating worms

• asked if they could not find another referee

• asked if Billy's father could be the witness instead of her

What new rule did Alan and Joe add to the bet?

• The worm must be eaten before 8:00 P.M.

• The worm must be eaten cold.

• The worm must be eaten whole.

• The worm could not be dipped in sauces.

Joe and Alan's real plan in asking Billy's mother to referee was ______________.

• to make sure she knew Billy was eating worms

• to ask her to cook the worms so they wouldn't have to

• tell her eating worms was poisonous

Billy's father suggested Billy's mother __________.

• fry the worm

• use her cookbooks and be creative

• give Billy the worm cold right out of the paper bag

Billy's tenth worm was prepared with ________________.

• ketchup and mustard

• onions and sour cream

• toast and gravy

• spaghetti and meatballs

Billy's eleventh worm was ________________.

• poached and placed on toast with a white cream sauce

• mixed into a meatloaf with a mushroom gravy

• made with ice cream cake, fruit syrups, whipped cream and sprinkled with jelly beans and almond slivers

• cooked into a pie with vegetables and sausage

Which question does Chapter XX "Billy's Mother" answer?

• Where is Lake Lauderdale?

• How will Billy eat the twelfth worm?

• What reaction does Billy's mother have to being a witness to the bet?

• What is Tom going to do while Alan and Joe go fishing?

Billy's mother's voice came from the front hall. "Dr. McGrath, I'm awfully sorry to bother you again, it's such a ridiculous matter, but since I spoke to you, Billy has continued to eat worms." Pause. "No, no, it's nothing like that . He's acting perfectly normal otherwise. It seems he's made a bet with some other boys." Pause. "One every day. He has to eat fifteen to win his bet." Pause. "Oh, than you, Dr. McGrath. I'm so sorry to bother-"

She returned to the kitchen. "But no more bets after this one, Billy."

This passage suggests that _________.

• Billy was going to have to go to Dr. McGrath for a checkup

• Billy was going to have to go to Dr. McGrath for a checkup

• Dr. McGrath told Mrs. Forrester worms would not harm Billy

• Billy would get sick if he ate more than one worm a day