Fish in a Tree chapters 31-40

Why can't Ally and Mr. Daniels play chess on Tuesdays and Thursdays?

• Mr. Daniels is taking special education classes

• Ally has to cook dinner those nights

• Mr. Daniels teaches other kids to play chess those nights

• Ally helps Travis with his car those nights

Mr. Daniels explains that "learning differences" just means that students rely on one or more senses to have information reach the brain. The five senses are smell, taste, touch, hearing and sight. Which is the sense that Ally struggles to learn with?

• touch (physically interacting, like drawing)

• sight (using only your eyes, like reading)

• hearing (listening to instructions)

• smell (determining what to do based on scent)

When video chatting with Ally's dad (who is away on military duty), Travis says he is having trouble at work. What is going on at Travis' job?

• Travis quit his job

• Travis is working less hours now

• Travis got a pay decrease

• Travis has a new boss that doesn't let him work like he used to

At Albert's house, Ally and Keisha meet Albert's mom and she offers them food. But Albert insists they don't want any. Why does he refuse the food?

• There isn't any food in their house. The refrigerator has been turned off for a week.

• Albert's mom is a terrible cook. He doesn't want his friends to get sick.

• All the food in their house is old, Albert is embarrassed to offer it to his friends.

• The three friends had a lot to eat at school and aren't hungry.

Albert has lots of science posters in his room. One shows the single most positive and important thing that happens in space. What is it?

• a discovery of a planet

• a black hole

• the birth of a star

• the absence of gravity

Ally's grandpa used to say "be careful with eggs and words because...."

• ... both are expensive"

• ...neither can ever be fixed"

• .... I don't like either"

• ... they both stink"

Ally has a conflict with a substitute. What is the conflict?

• The substitute forced Ally to write

• The substitute didn't mind that Shay made fun of Ally

• The substitute read instructions, only meant for Ally, out loud to the class

• The substitute told the class that Ally plays chess

In chapter 37, Mr. Daniels says, "I want you to consider that no matter how smart you are, success is reached with hard work, too". Why is this significant to Ally?

• She was the only one in the whole class to complete the puzzle

• She finally beat Albert in something

• She likes the attention from winning

• Her experience with endless frustration and having to work on things for so long has paid off

Shay and Ally find themselves in a race to be ...?

• class president

• on the school student council

• on the track team

• soccer captains

Ally wins the election against Shay! What puts a damper (a sad feeling) on this otherwise happy day?

• Ally sees Shay being scolded by her mom.

• Ally gets detention

• Ally's mom is sad that Ally didn't tell her she was running

• Ally finds out Travis got fired from his job