Comprehension Quizzes for Chapters I and II Pages 1-9

Old Man Tator catches Joe, Alan, and Billy ---.

• stealing peaches

• playing tennis on his court

• climbing over his fence

• taking his dinner

Tom isn't with his friends the night before because ---

• he is being punished for taking peaches

• his mother keeps him inside for not eating his dinner

• he has tennis lessons

• he is helping his mother make peach preserves

Alan bets Billy --- dollars that he will not eat 15 worms.

• 100

• 1000

• 50

• 15

Alan says he will get the money for the bet from ---

• his allowance

• his birthday gifts

• doing odd jobs for his uncle over the summer

• his savings account

Alan suggests that --- will be Billy's second and --- will be his second.

• Tom, Joe

• Billy's older sister, Alan's older brother

• Billy's mother, Alan's mother

• Tom's sister, Joe's cousin

Billy must eat the worms ---.

• before the month is over

• all at once

• one a day for fifteen days

What are the other conditions of the bet?

• The worms can be boiled, stewed, fried, or fricasseed with ketchup or mustard AND there has to be a witness present.

• The worms can have anything on them as long as they are raw AND Alan or Joe has to be present during the eating of the worms.

• The worms can be boiled, stewed, fried, or fricasseed as long as nothing is on them AND all four boys have to be present to witness Billy eating the worms.

Why does Billy want to win the bet?

• Billy wants to buy a pet dog he had seen in the pet shop last week.

• Billy is saving his money to buy a lawn mower, so he can go into a summer business.

• Billy wants to buy a tennis racket, so he can take lessons over the summer.

• Billy wants to buy the minibike that belongs to George Cunningham's brother.

Tom says it is not fair to ---.

• get worms over 5 inches long

• get the worms from a manure pile

• get green worms from the tomato patch

• get a worm that is under the daisies

Joe finally chooses ---.

• a fat green worm

• a two-inch caterpillar

• a night crawler