The Witches Ch.19-20

Bruno has a healthy appetite. What does this mean?

• he doesn't like food

• he likes to miss meals

• he likes to eat

Grandmamma put Bruno on the table to show Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. Grandmamma said she was trying to restore him to the bosom of his family. What did she mean?

• She was trying to feed Bruno.

• She was trying to give Bruno back to his parents.

• She was trying to keep Bruno with her and the boy.

• She was trying to give Bruno to the witches.

Mr. Jenkins felt that Grandmamma was playing a trick on him and Mrs. Jenkins when she put the little brown mouse on the table and told them it was Bruno.

• true

• false

Mr. Jenkins didn't believe Grandmamma that Bruno was a mouse until...

• Bruno ran to the table

• Bruno ate food in front of his father

• Bruno spoke to his father

• Bruno tried to hug his father

Bruno mentions positive aspects of being a mouse to his father. Which of the choices below did Bruno not mention?

• No more school

• No more homework

• You can feast on raisins and honey

• You have to watch out for mousetraps

If Bruno goes home with his parents, what does he have to worry about now that he is a mouse?

• the Grand High Witch

• Topsy the cat

• Grandmamma

• Bruno's pet snake

"I can well understand your anger, Mr. Jenkins," she said. "Any other English father would be just as cross as you are.

Using context clues, what does the word cross mean?

• happy

• calm

• excited

• angry/upset

What action does Mr. Jenkins propose to take against the Grand High Witch?

• He will sue her.

• He will kill her.

• He will fire her.

Mr. Jenkins wants to sue the Grand High Witch for turning Bruno into a mouse. Why does Grandmamma tell Mr. Jenkins not to do anything rash?

• The Grand High Witch doesn't have much money

• The Grand High Witch could turn Mr. Jenkins into a cockroach

• The Grand High Witch would leave Mr. Jenkins alone.

Which witch started to turn into a mouse first?

• Gretchen

• Ethel

• The Grand High Witch

• Mrs. Jenkins