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The Danger Box- pp 213-221

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Fried Squirrel, what secret do we find out?

a)

Gumps dropped the insurance to save money.

b)

Gumps cashed out the insurance last year to pay bills for the store.

c)

The insurance would pay all of the fire damages.

d)

A mouse chewed the wires and cause the fire.

2.

What did the Chamberlin family eat in this chapter?

a)

fried squirrel

b)

hand sandwich

c)

nothing

d)

something that tastes like chicken

3.

Which of the following could be the theme for the chapter Fried Squirrel?

a)

Don't judge a book by its cover.

b)

The early bird gets the worm.

c)

Sometimes people are supposed to hide things and sometimes they are not.

d)

Secrets break up families.

4.

In Gas Gazette - Issue 14, the writer returns home to - -

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

America

d)

England

5.

The Glutton Club was started - -

a)

for people who eat too much.

b)

for trying strange flesh.

c)

as a pizza eating contest.

d)

for hotdog contest eaters.

6.

Which DID NOT happen in Lemon in the Wound?

Check all that apply.

a)

Gumps stepped on a zucchini blossom.

b)

Gumps cut his hand.

c)

Gams cut her hand.

d)

Buckeye was getting better.

e)

Buckeye set the fire.

7.

"The leaves whispered outside, Loook, yesss, loook," is an example of - -

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

e)

alliteration

8.

"Our town became an island in a sea of swishing stalks and leaves," is an example of which literary devices?

Click all that apply

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

e)

onomatopoeia

9.

In I Go, Gams is baking - -

a)

a chocolate cake

b)

blueberry pies

c)

loaves of bread

10.

In the chapter Bait, which good deeds did the towns people do for the Chamberlain's

Click all that apply

a)

brought over a coconut cake

b)

brought a tractor to help clean up

c)

the church collected money

d)

the grocery store gave them an envelope of coupons

e)

the library gave Zoomy and old encyclopedia

11.

What secret did Zoomy tell Lorrol?

a)

there was no insurance

b)

his family was broke

c)

the truth about the notebook

d)

where the Stranger came from

12.

What was the kids' plan to find the Stranger?

a)

use Lorrol and a fake notebook as bait

b)

use Zoomy as bait

c)

put an ad in the next Gas Gazette about it

d)

stake-out (watch) Buckeye's hospital room

13.

Lorrol calls them truris.

Zoomy calls them Worry Crumbs.

What do those 2 words mean?

a)

problems

b)

spilled food on the table

c)

lies

d)

prayers

14.

"For a Firecracker, she's wise," is an example of - -

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

e)

onomatopoeia

15.

"But if Buckeye their suspect and the Stranger is slippery, I'll bet he has an alibi. . ." is an example of what literary device?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

e)

onomatopoeia

16.

In Jam, what was the Stranger doing when he spotted Lorrol and Zoomy?

a)

coming out of the library

b)

going into the police station to check on his stolen truck

c)

walking down Pine Street

d)

eating breakfast

17.

In A Hole in the Screen, what reason do Zoomy and Lorrol use for visiting Mrs. Gardner?

Check all that apply

a)

to use the bathroom

b)

to find out if the Stranger was staying there

c)

to tell her his Gams is selling pies

d)

to give her a note from his Gams

18.

How did Lorrol get into Mrs. Gander's House?

a)

climbed in through a window

b)

came in with Zoomy

c)

came in through an unlocked door

d)

came in with her mother

19.

"Just remember when you jerk a fishing line at the wrong time, you scare the fish," is an example - -

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

e)

onomatopoeia

20.

After going to Mrs. Gander's for clues about the Stranger, where did the kids go next?

a)

back to the burned down store

b)

the post office

c)

the police station

d)

back to Zoomy's house

21.

In Hot, then Cold, who is Mr. Dither?

a)

a police officer

b)

one of Gump's friends

c)

the postmaster

d)

a volunteer firefighter

22.

The title of chapter Hot, then Cool refers to . . .

a)

a thunderstorm that cools things off in Three Oaks

b)

a swim in the old pond

c)

sitting in the diner

d)

a visit to the library