Amos & Boris

Where did Amos live?

• In the woods

• By the lake

• By the ocean

• In a cabin

What did Amos wonder about often?

• He thought about the other creatures in the forest.

• He wondered about faraway places on the other side of the water.

• He wondered about the animals in the ocean.

• He thought about the stars in the sky.

What did Amos call his ship?

• The Mouse

• The Radient

• A Rodent

• The Raven

How did Amos save Boris' life?

• Amos fixed Boris' broken tooth.

• Amos cleared out trash from his blow hole.

• Amos pulled a net off of him.

• Amos had elephants push him back into the ocean.

What actually causes Amos to fall off the boat?

• The ocean became rough and Amos was tossed off the boat.

• Amos went for a swim and forgot to drop the anchor, so the boat drifted away.

• Amos fell off the boat because he was distracted, "overwhelmed by the beauty and mystery of everything..."

• Pirates hijacked Amos' ship and threw him overboard into the ocean.

How is Amos rescued?

• The Coast Guard found Amos and took him home.

• Amos was not rescued and swam all the way home.

• The pirates came back and picked Amos up, dropping him off at the nearest deserted island.

• A whale named Boris finds him and agrees to take Amos back to his beach.

What happened to Boris many years later during a hurricane?

• Boris swam away from the hurricane to safety.

• Boris was "flung ashore by a tidal wave and stranded" on land.

• Boris went to visit Amos to help Amos rebuild his house.

Where was Boris headed when he came across Amos floating in the ocean?

• Boris was headed to the Arctic Circle to meet with penguins about food sources.

• Boris was headed to the coast of Australia to visit the Great Barrier Reef.

• Boris was headed to the Ivory Coast of Africa "to attend a meeting of whales from all the seven seas."

• Boris was headed to the coast of America to meet with the manatees.

Why do you think Boris is willing to go "out of his way" to return Amos to his home on the beach?

• Boris wants to explore the waters on his way to drop Amos off.

• Boris feels it is a privilege to take Amos home and get to know him, such a strange creature.

• Boris was looking for an excuse to go somewhere else because he didn't really want to go to the whale meeting anyway.

According to page 3, how does Amos prepare for his journey?

• He looks at all the maps that he can find to make a plan for his journey.

• Amos builds a ramp so that he can easily launch his boat into the water.

• Amos loads the boat with all of his favorite toys, swimming gear, a little food and water for the journey.

• Amos loads the boat with supplies: food, water, tools, and other "necessities such as iodine, a yo-yo, and playing cards."