Spirits Among Us: Chapters 1-12

In chapter 1, it says, "My wheelchair didn't stop me from doing much, but when it did, Harlan made things work out okay."

What do you think this means?

• A) The wheelchair stops the speaker from doing things, and Harlan doesn't help.

• B) The wheelchair makes things hard sometimes, but Harlan helps out.

• C) The speaker doesn't want help from Harlan, even when things are tough.

• D) The wheelchair makes it impossible to do anything, and Harlan can’t help.

  What is the main setting for most of the story in Spirits Among Us?  

• a) A haunted house in the city

• b) A small town near a forest

• c) A farm near the mountains

• d) A school in the middle of the town

In Chapter 4, the main character starts to notice strange things happening. What is the first odd event?

• a) A door slams shut on its own

• b) Objects move without explanation

• c) Static whizzes across Scooter's TV

• d) A light flickers repeatedly

In Chapter 4, who does Scooter think is trying to speak to her in her room?

• a) Critter

• b) Mama

• c) Zeb

• d) Harlan

Scooter's dad owns a paintball shop, but Gram owns a ____________

• a) jewelry store

• b) grocery store

• c) community center

• d) pizza shop

One of Scooter's favorite scents is __________

• a) pineapples

• b) ham

• c) bacon

• d) chicken

The doctors said Scooter's spinal cord had been "insulted" in the accident and they hope it's "temporary". What does this mean?

• A) The doctors think the injury is very serious and won’t get better.

• B) The doctors aren't sure how bad the injury is but hope it will heal over time.

• C) The injury will last forever, but the doctors can’t do anything about it.

• D) The doctors think the injury is not important and will go away on its own.

Critter comes knocking, asking Scooter's dad if they've had any "strange visitors" at the paintball field lately. Critter warns them that there has been a robber making their way around town.

What do you think Critter's warning about the robber might mean for the pizza or paintball shop?

• A) It could mean the pizza or paintball shop might be in danger of being robbed soon.

• B) The paintball shop will become a safe place to hide from the robber.

• C) The pizza shop might get a lot of new customers because of the robber.

• D) Critter is just being silly and there’s no real danger.

When Gran comes to the paintball shop to drop Scooter's iPad off, Scooter notices a wad of hundred dollar bills shoved to the bottom of the bag. Scooter thinks this is unusual and wonders...

• a) if Gran forgot to go to the bank

• b) if Gran was saving money to help with the paintball shop

• c) that maybe Gran was going to buy a new purse

• d) if Gran is the robber

In the book it says, "Tonight, she sat at a corner table with Critter, heads nearly touching, brows furrowed. As soon as they saw us, it was like a curtain got pulled on a their worried faces."

What does the phrase "it was like a curtain got pulled on their worried faces" mean?

• A) They were so scared that their faces froze in place.

• B) They were so worried that they couldn't even look at anyone.

• C) They were trying to hide behind a curtain so no one could see them.

• D) They quickly stopped looking worried and pretended everything was fine.