Lulu and the Brontosaurus

Lulu can best be described as

• thoughtful

• faithful

• spoiled

• fearful

The setting is important to the story because

• Lulu is allergic to bugs.

• Lulu is fearless to the dangerous animals she encounters.

• Lulu gets lost in the deep, dark woods

• Lulu realizes Brontosaurus only live in this forest.

Which summary is the best for this story?

• Lulu, a bad mannered girl demands a Brontosaurus for her birthday. She screeches and throws herself on the floor when her parents say no and decides to go out in search of one in the forest by herself to find a Brontosaurus for herself.

• Lulu is excited about her birthday. She gets very angry when her parents say no to her Brontosaurus wish. She finally does find a Brontosaurus in the nearby forest but decides that she is better off with her parents at home.

• Lulu is a pain and does not hear the word no often. She looks forward to her birthday and is focused on getting a dinosaur, specifically a brontosaurus. She goes on a dangerous mission to find a brontosaurus and finally succeeds. She is surprised to learn it has a different plan and would rather Lulu be its pet. Lulu cries and cries and finally decides her only way out will be to escape and run home. She then feels very guilty.

• Lulu is a spoiled little girl that demands a brontosaurus for her birthday. When her parents deny her request, Lulu sets out on her own to find a Brontosaurus. During her journey through the woods, she encounters three animals and fights them off in the rudest way possible. When Lulu finally finds a Brontosaurus, she is quite surprised when she discovers that he wants to keep her as his pet. Lulu is very unhappy as the Brontosaurus’s pet and learns to become a better mannered little girl. The story has several alternate endings.

The theme of this story is

• Family is important.

• Birthdays are the most special day where you should spoil your loved ones.

• Treat others how you want to be treated.

• It takes courage to conquer your fears.

When Lulu encounters the animals she is

• fearless

• helpful

• fearful

• helpless

Which sentence appeals to the readers sense of touch?

• "Then she landed as hard as she possibly could on his foot."

• The parents went into the kitchen and started munching on some cookies and sipping some tea.

• "Here is a bright, floaty green scarf to match your tiger eyes."

• "I'm gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna get, a brontosaurus for a pet."

Check off all the character traits Lulu has at the beginning of the story:

• disrespectful

• whiny

• acts mature for her age

• spoiled

• selfish

Check off all that apply for how Lulu changes at the end

• bratty

• generous

• respectful

• thoughtful

• polite

What kind of poem does Lulu sing as she trudges through the forest?

• free verse

• humorous

• narrative

• lyrical

How many alternate endings where there to this book?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4