"Scouts Honor" & "Good Sam" Quiz

"Scouts Honor" Why did the protagonist join the boy scouts?

• So that he could toughen up
• Because he liked the uniform
• He wanted to go camping
• He liked selling the popcorn

"Scouts Honor" What lie did the boys tell their parents?

• That they would be spending the night at each other's house
• That they made the honor roll at school
• That their scout master would be going with them on their camping trip
• That they turned in their money for their boy scout popcorn

"Scouts Honor" What happened to Horse's mattress?

• He dropped it in a puddle and it got soaked?
• He set it on fire while opening his can of beans
• He accidentally cut a hole in it
• He pee-peed on it when he got scared. 

"Scouts Honor" What is the setting of the story?

• In 1946, in Brooklyn, New York and Palisades, New Jersey

• In the 1950s in Daytona Beach, Florida.

• In Brooklyn, New York

"Scouts Honor" How do you think the narrator feels about going on an overnight hike in the country?

• excited

• scared

• angry

"Scouts Honor" Who is the narrator of Scout's Honor?

• Mary Pope Osborne

• Avi

• Mary Williams-Garcia

"Scouts Honor" How does Mr. Brenkman describe the country to Avi?

• tall buildings

• lots of grass

• anywhere that has lots of trees and is not in the city

"Scouts Honor" What is the significant event of the story?

• Avi leaving Brooklyn for the first time to go camping in the country alone.

• Avi's father leaving for Korea.

• Avi moving to Palisades, New Jersey.

"Scouts Honor" What does the phrase "roughing it" mean?

• doing something difficult without all the conveniences that make life comfortable

• tripping on the George Washington Bridge

• camping on a beautiful campground

"Scouts Honor" What problem do the boys encounter at the subway station?

• they saw lots of trash in the country

• there was a thunderstorm

• they did not know where to go and they had to read a confusing map that was high above