The Stories Julian Tells - Ch. 1-Pudding Like a Night on the Sea

Use the except to help you answer the following question.

"Huey and I guarded the pudding. 'Oh, it's a wonderful pudding,' Huey said. 'With waves on the top like the ocean,' I said. 'I wonder how it tastes,' Huey said. 'Leave the pudding alone,' I said."

When Julian described the pudding as having “waves on top like the ocean,” what is he describing?

• The taste of the pudding.

• The smell of the pudding.

• The feel of the pudding.

• The appearance, or way the pudding looked.

Fill in the blank: The pudding was made with _____.

• lemons

• caramel

• strawberries

• chocolate

• vanilla

Part A: What is the meaning of the word beating as it is used in the excerpt below?

He went on beating. Then he put in lemon juice and cream and set the pan on the stove. The pudding bubbled and he stirred it fast. Cream splashed on the stove.

• to hit something hard

• to cook something on the stove

• to mix things in a bowl by stirring fast

• to make noise by banking to objects together

Part B: What clues from the text help you determine the meaning of the word beating?

• “He went on beating.”

• “The pudding bubbled and he stirred it fast.”

• “Cream splashed on the stove.”

• “Then he put in lemon juice and cream and set the pan on the stove.”

How did Julian and Huey’s father react when he discovered they ate their mother’s pudding?

• He sent them to their room.

• He punished them.

• He made them go outside while he made a new pudding.

• He taught them to make a new pudding to fix their problem.

Choose three character traits that describe Huey and Julian in the story?

• brothers

• mean

• scared

• not helpful

• helpful

Part A: What did Huey and Julian learn from making a new pudding for their mother?

• Lemon pudding tastes like lemons.

• Making the pudding was a lot of work.

• Their father likes lemon pudding.

• Their mother did not want to share the pudding.

Part B: What details from the text support your answer to part A? Choose 2 correct answers.

• "A wonderful pudding," she said. "Would you like some, boys?"

• "After a while Huey said, 'This is hard work.'"

• "It tastes like a whole raft of lemons," he said. "It tastes like a night on the sea."

• "My arm hurts from whipping," I said.

• "I'm going to make something special for your mother,' My father said".

What is the central message of the chapter "The Pudding Like a Night on the Sea" by Ann Cameron?

• Most problems can be solved by making up a story.

• It is important to fix mistakes you have made.

• Kids should always help their parents.

• Using your imagination is an important part of childhood.

What detail from the text best supports your answer for part A?

• Huey and Julian help their father when he is making a pudding for their mother.

• Julian thinks the pudding looks like craters on the moon.

• Huey tells his father that the pudding was gone when they came in from being outside.

• Julian and Huey work hard to make their mother a new pudding.