AA - How to Steal a Dog - Chapter 5 & 6

Why did Georgina have to wait for Toby after school?

• Toby isn't allowed to ride the school bus by himself.

• Georgina didn't want to sit beside Luanne on the bus.

• They had to walk to the Laundromat to wash their clothes.

• Mama was picking them up after school.

What did Mama keep hidden under a corner of the carpet in the car?

• A hidden camera to catch thieves.

• All of their dirty laundry.

• A box full of jewelery.

• An envelope full of money.

Why did Georgina and Toby stuff all of their clothes into ONE washing machine?

• They wanted to save money and use it to buy a snack.

• They didn't have enough money to use 2 machines.

• All of the other machines were being used.

• They didn't have enough clothes to fill up 2 washing machines.

What did Toby think of that Georgina hadn't yet?

• How they were going to steal a dog.

• Where they were going to eat their snack.

• Where she was going to hide the dog after she steals it.

• What they were going to eat for dinner.

Why was Georgina so happy at the end of Chapter 5?

• She got straight A's on her report card.

• She found 2 extra quarters at the laundromat.

• She found place where she can hide the stolen dog.

• Mom said she found a house where they can live.

How did Mama find out about the house?

• Beverly Jenkins over at the Handy Pantry knows the owner, and she said he won't care if they stay there for a while.

• She found a listing online to rent the house.

• She found it by walking through the woods one day.

• This was Mama's house when she was a young kid.

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Which phrases best describes the house that Mama found?

• A ramshackled old house with boarded up windows and the front door hanging all cockeyed on its rusty hinges.

• The house smelled damp and moldy.

• The floors were littered with leaves and acorns.

• Twigs and dirt had fallen through a hole in the ceiling floated in a puddle of dark brown water.

• The house was beautiful and clean.

How does Georgina feel about they saying "There is always someone worse off than yourself." Why?