Once Upon a Baby Brother

How did Lizzie entertain the people in her mother's office?

• She told stories.

• She laughed and laughed

• She played around.

• She took care of her baby

Why did Lizzie love going to Ms. Pennyroyal's class?

• Because she could tell stories and read them aloud.

• Because she could read lots of books.

• Because she could play games

• Because she could be away from her brother.

What does it mean by "Lizzie was not amused." when her brother made a mess?

• She was not happy about what Marvin did.

• She was entertained by what Marvin did.

• She was surprised by what Marvin did.

• She was inspired by Marvin

What did Lizzie do for inspiration to write her comic book?

• She listened to music

• She drew pictures

• She reread her favorite fairy tales

• She called her brother

• She studied the comics in the Sunday paper.

What did Lizzie think of her brother in the first half of the story?

• She loved her baby brother.

• She thought he gets in her way.

• She was amused by her brother

• She was happy for he loved listening to her story

What is Lizzie's point of view towards "writing"?

• She thinks writing is hard

• She thinks writing is fun

• She often cannot think of any ideas for writing.

• She often gets inspired to write thanks to her brother

What does "Lizzie had tons of ideas." mean?

• She had lots of ideas

• Her ideas were messy

• Her ideas were hard to understand

• Her ideas were amusing

What was Lizzie's point of view when her brother went to visit grandma?

• She thought it was a good thing.

• She was really sad to say goodbye to George.

• She would miss him a lot.

• She was upset because no one would listen to her story.

How did Lizzie's point of view about Marvin change at the end of the story?

• She thought having Marvin as her brother is good.

• She was upset to see Marvin returning home

• She hoped Marvin could be away for more days.

• She was angry to Marvin because he made a mess.

"She spun yarns for Big George." What does "spun yarns" mean?

• told the dog stories

• amused her dog.

• hugged her dog.

• played with her dog