There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

After Bradley got home from school, he went to his room and...

• talked to his collection of animals

• wrote a poem in his notebook

• made paper airplanes and stomped on them

• looked up Jeff's phone number

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What happened during Bradley's first meeting with Carla?

• She mentioned that she kept breakable things in a locked closet.

• He made up rhyming names that he called her.

• She said she believed him no matter what he told her.

• He described the games he played with his friend Ronnie.

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Colleen went to talk to Carla because she wanted Carla to tell her...

• how to fight back when someone pushed her.

• what it was like to be a counselor.

• how to get a boy to talk to her.

• who to invite to her birthday party.

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Jeff was first invited to play basketball with the other boys after...

• Bradley tried to trip him and they saw him just walk away.

• he gave Andy a dollar to be allowed to play.

• he shared his mother's cookies with them.

• they mistook him as the one who gave Bradley the black eye.

After a talk with Carla, what did Bradley spend all week working on?

• The math homework she had explained to him.

• A poem about his feelings.

• A drawing of the monster that used to live under his bed.

• A list of topics to discuss with her.

Why did Bradley go into the girls' bathroom?

• To escape from some boys who wanted to beat him up.

• To stay even with Jeff.

• To prove to Robbie that he wasn't afraid.

• To try to get kicked out of school.

Why was Bradley worried about going to Colleen's birthday party?

• Jeff's friends were going to be there.

• He didn't know what to do there.

• He was afraid Melinda was going to hit him again.

• He hadn't saved any of his allowance to buy Colleen a birthday present.

What did Bradley do after he readied himself to fight with Jeff?

• He called Melinda to help him.

• He said he would call the police if Jeff hit him.

• He pushed himself out of the circle of boys and ran away.

• He lowered his fists and said hello to Jeff.

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After Carla said she'd been transferred, Bradley did NOT...

• tear his book report and drop the pieces on the floor.

• throw the book she had given him at her.

• shout in her face that he hated her.

• run into the principal's office and yell at him.

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What gift from the heart did Bradley send to Carla?

• The Harmonica he won at Colleen's birthday party.

• A picture of him with his new friends.

• Ronnie, his little red rabbit.

• a box of gold stars.

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