"Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck Chapters 7-10

Aunt Fay likes to __________(May choose more than one).

• Take care of people

• Cook for others

• Give Mrs. Voohrees shots

• Drive to far away places

Ms. Lovett is a ______ teacher.

• Math

• Science

• Social Studies

• ELA

Ms. Lovett loves to ______________.

• Read stories aloud to the class.

• Write lunch detentions.

• Write poetry on her board.

• Grade papers.

Aunt Fay and Molly go to Mrs. Voohrees' house for Thanksgiving.

They bring the food.

Mrs. V is in the bed when they arrive.

Choose what actions she does next before the meal.

• Argues with Aunt Fay about needing her B12 shot.

• Chooses a fancy dress to wear

• Puts on high heeled shoes.

• Takes a long time to fix her hair and makeup.

Molly sees a photo in Mrs. Voohrees' bedroom, near the large jewelry box.

Who is in the photo?

• Aunt Fay and Mrs. Voohrees when they were young.

• Mrs. Voohrees, Aunt Fay, Wilma McKinney, and Rocky's grandmother all in grade school

• Mrs. Voohrees when she was young, holding a baby.

• Mrs. Voohrees with one of her husbands.

After eating Thanksgiving at Mrs. Voohrees for lunch, Aunt Fay and Molly prepare food for the McKinneys. What happens to Aunt Fay?

• She eats way too much.

• She falls and hurts her leg.

• She broke her glasses.

• She runs out of food.

Molly takes the food to the McKinney house and talks to Claude. Then something terrible happened.

• A voice screaming.

  It was an awful sound.

• Will dressed up like a homeless person.

• Claude kept calling her "Ruth Ann"

• The food is burned in the oven.

Molly tells Aunt Fay, "There's somebody else in their house. Somebody besides Will and Claude and Wilma."

Who could it be?

• Tracy Pringle

• Rocky Roberts

• Fred McKinney

• Debbie Moberly

For the Christmas play, Ms. Lovett asks Molly to . . .

• Dress up in a costume and learn lines.

• Be a part of the singing chorus.

• Learn how to play a musical instrument.

• Draw a picture for the front cover of the program.

What did Will decide to do for the Christmas program at school?

• Dress in a costume to sing and dance.

• Be a part of the singing chorus

• Be stage manager and help with the curtains.

• Learn how to play a band instrument.