The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

What is the blood moon?

• A moon that looks red.
• A full moon that happens twice in a month.
• A full moon that appears on Halloween.
• A lunar eclipse.

Why did Miss Martin tell Rafael not to tell ghost stories that night?

• Because there was a blood moon and bad things would happen if he told a story.
• Because she wanted to be the one to tell the stories.
• Because she didn't like his stories.
• Because her cat was frightened when he told the stories.

Why did Rafa think he wouldn't get to go to overnight camp?

• Because his sister was not able to go.
• Cash told him only kids with good grades get to go.
• He didn't have a sleeping bag.
• He had to go to school that day.

What did the grackle turn into?

• The Caretaker
• Tessa
• A sickly boy
• A ghost cat

What was Brianna's favorite saying?

• There is no such thing as ghosts.
• Nikki will be a better mother.
• All stories have a happy ending.
• When I am rich.

What did Miss Martin give Rafa?

• Her dead brother's journal.
• A book of ghost stories.
• A book of happy endings.
• Her favorite cat.

What was going to protect Rafa and his sister from the Caretaker?

• A book of spells.
• Necklaces from Miss Martin.
• A special herb.
• A mountain lion.

What did all the dead children's journals have in common?

• They all wrote stories about the Caretaker.
• They all told stories during the blood moon.
• They all claimed to have seen the jaguar.
• All their stories had happy endings.

Why did Brianna take Rafa's journal to camp?

• She was mad at him and didn't want him to have it.
• She wanted to have something of his to make her feel safe.
• She wanted to read one of his stories to the other campers.
• Jaden told her to grab it.

What did Rafa have to do to stop the Caretake?

• Get Tessa's journal from the bottom of the pond.
• Return all the kids' notebooks.
• Get all his friends to meet and fight it.
• Enlist his Abuelo's help to kill it.