WorksheetsThe Danger Box- pp 213-221
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
In Fried Squirrel, what secret do we find out?
Gumps dropped the insurance to save money.
Gumps cashed out the insurance last year to pay bills for the store.
The insurance would pay all of the fire damages.
A mouse chewed the wires and cause the fire.
What did the Chamberlin family eat in this chapter?
fried squirrel
hand sandwich
nothing
something that tastes like chicken
Which of the following could be the theme for the chapter Fried Squirrel?
Don't judge a book by its cover.
The early bird gets the worm.
Sometimes people are supposed to hide things and sometimes they are not.
Secrets break up families.
In Gas Gazette - Issue 14, the writer returns home to - -
Ireland
Scotland
America
England
The Glutton Club was started - -
for people who eat too much.
for trying strange flesh.
as a pizza eating contest.
for hotdog contest eaters.
Which DID NOT happen in Lemon in the Wound?
Check all that apply.
Gumps stepped on a zucchini blossom.
Gumps cut his hand.
Gams cut her hand.
Buckeye was getting better.
Buckeye set the fire.
"The leaves whispered outside, Loook, yesss, loook," is an example of - -
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
alliteration
"Our town became an island in a sea of swishing stalks and leaves," is an example of which literary devices?
Click all that apply
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
In I Go, Gams is baking - -
a chocolate cake
blueberry pies
loaves of bread
In the chapter Bait, which good deeds did the towns people do for the Chamberlain's
Click all that apply
brought over a coconut cake
brought a tractor to help clean up
the church collected money
the grocery store gave them an envelope of coupons
the library gave Zoomy and old encyclopedia
What secret did Zoomy tell Lorrol?
there was no insurance
his family was broke
the truth about the notebook
where the Stranger came from
What was the kids' plan to find the Stranger?
use Lorrol and a fake notebook as bait
use Zoomy as bait
put an ad in the next Gas Gazette about it
stake-out (watch) Buckeye's hospital room
Lorrol calls them truris.
Zoomy calls them Worry Crumbs.
What do those 2 words mean?
problems
spilled food on the table
lies
prayers
"For a Firecracker, she's wise," is an example of - -
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
"But if Buckeye their suspect and the Stranger is slippery, I'll bet he has an alibi. . ." is an example of what literary device?
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
In Jam, what was the Stranger doing when he spotted Lorrol and Zoomy?
coming out of the library
going into the police station to check on his stolen truck
walking down Pine Street
eating breakfast
In A Hole in the Screen, what reason do Zoomy and Lorrol use for visiting Mrs. Gardner?
Check all that apply
to use the bathroom
to find out if the Stranger was staying there
to tell her his Gams is selling pies
to give her a note from his Gams
How did Lorrol get into Mrs. Gander's House?
climbed in through a window
came in with Zoomy
came in through an unlocked door
came in with her mother
"Just remember when you jerk a fishing line at the wrong time, you scare the fish," is an example - -
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
After going to Mrs. Gander's for clues about the Stranger, where did the kids go next?
back to the burned down store
the post office
the police station
back to Zoomy's house
In Hot, then Cold, who is Mr. Dither?
a police officer
one of Gump's friends
the postmaster
a volunteer firefighter
The title of chapter Hot, then Cool refers to . . .
a thunderstorm that cools things off in Three Oaks
a swim in the old pond
sitting in the diner
a visit to the library
