Word of Mouse - Chapter 15

"To call the Brophy home a pigsty would be an insult to pigs everywhere." Why?

• Pigs get insulted when you throw laundry on the floor.

• Pigs are cuter than the Brophys.

• Pigs don't want to be like people.

• Pigs like to have a lot of food on the floor.

• Pigs are not that messy.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.2.9

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"And slimy green work clothes that look (and smell) strangely familiar." What is the most logical explanation?

• Maybe the pie baker wore them.

• Maybe one of the Brophys works at the Horrible Place.

• Maybe one of the Brophys is an old friend.

• Maybe Isaiah used to live there before.

• Maybe Isaiah met one of the Brophys, at the store.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

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What did Isaiah, Gwindell, and Gabriel find a lot of to take back to their burrow?

• cookies

• bacon

• peanut butter

• cream horns

• underwear

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CCSS.RI.3.1

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Why did Isaiah dive to block Gwindell from the box?

• Isaiah wanted the food.

• There was better food on the table.

• Dwayne threw a cream horn on the floor.

• It was a trap.

• It had rotten food inside.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

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How did Isaiah know that the box was a trap?

• He used his special senses.

• His brother had died in one of those.

• He read the box.

• He had seen that kind of box before.

• He saw some rats in one of those at the Horrible Place.

Why do they call Dwayne "a first-class food fumbler"?

• He is a great football player, but he fumbles sometimes.

• He is constantly dropping and throwing food.

• He is really good at making sandwiches.

• He is really talented.

• He loves food.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

What is a cream horn?

• It's an edible musical instrument.

• It's homemade pasta stuffed with creamy cheese sauce.

• It's like a French horn, only smaller, with cream inside.

• It's a miniature ice cream cone; tiny deliciousness.

• It's a tube of flaky pastry stuffed with fluffy white frosting.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

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What did Isaiah not notice about Dwayne.

• He was slovenly.

• He had a jiggly belly.

• He was wearing a Chicago Bears football jersey.

• He was eating Doritos from a huge bag.

• He was wearing headphones that blasted ugly music.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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Why is Isaiah especially interested in getting the cream horn?

• Mikayla loves cream horns.

• Everybody loves cream horns.

• Isaiah thinks that cream horns look delicious.

• Isaiah thinks that cream horns smell delicious.

• Cream horns are Gabriel and Gwindell's favourite dessert.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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What did Isaiah learn, at the end of the chapter?

• His family has escaped from the Horrible Place again.

• Lucifer is the Brophy's cat.

• Mikayla likes him.

• Gwindell and Gabriel really love cookies.

• Isaiah is afraid of Dwayne.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

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