Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #61 The Growling Bear Mystery

The Growling Bear Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

Grandfather takes the Alden children to Yellowstone.  They get to help out at the Old Faithful Lodge and hear about a lost cabin.  They begin searching for it, but run into lots of problems.  One of those problems is bears.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Where did Grandfather take the children?     To Yellowstone  p. 3
  2. Why was the lost cabin trail closed?  Because of bears      p. 7
  3. What should you do to keep bears away?  Make noise, wear a bear bell   p. 8

Chapter 2

  1. What did Oz mean when he told Grandfather he was “white on top”? he had white hair and was old   p. 15
  2. What did Oz show them that he had handmade? Flies   p. 19
  3. What did he make a copy of for the Alden children? An old map   p. 20
  4. Who came looking for an old map? A young man   p. 24

Chapter 3

  1. What is the old man’s name they saw on the trail?  Lester Crabtree   p. 27
  2. What was Benny’s favorite kind of vacation?  work    p. 30
  3. After the Alden’s got into the park, what caused a traffic jam?  Buffalo    p. 32

Chapter 4

  1. What geyser did the children see? Old Faithful   p. 38
  2. Who came to their room and brought towels? Mr. Crabtree   p. 41
  3. What did Mrs. Crabtree ask the children to do for her?   Babysit    p. 45
  4. Who did the children see when they began babysitting?  Sam    p. 47

Chapter 5

  1. Why did Grandfather tell the children to speak quietly in their rooms?  The walls are thin  p. 56
  2. Who did Sam eat breakfast with?  The park ranger at the gate   p. 61
  3. What did Oz bring for the children since their map is gone? A hiking guide book   p. 62
  4. Where was Grandfather going for a few days? Fishing     p. 62

Chapter 6

  1. What did Ranger Crow say about the trails?  There were too many fallen trees    p. 65
  2. What slurping sound did the Alden’s hear while they were hiking? Mud pots     p. 69
  3. Who did the Alden’s see on the trail? Sam and the ranger   p. 73

Chapter 7

  1. Where did Mrs. Crabtree think Sam was? Running errands     p. 78
  2. What did Mrs. Crabtree want the children to help with this time?  Vacuuming, emptying the trash    p. 78
  3. What did Violet find in the trash? Their lost map    p. 83

Chapter 8

  1. How did Sam treat the Alden’s?  rudely     p. 87
  2. Where did the Alden’s go on their hike?   Upper Basin area    p. 89
  3. What made it hard to see?   Fog    p. 90
  4. Who was also walking in the mist?   Sam and Ranger Crowe    p. 91

Chapter 9

  1. What did the children do for Mr. Colter?  Help give a nature tour to children. p. 94
  2. Who did the children think they saw in an orange hat? Mr. Crabtree   p. 98
  3. What sound frightened the children?   A growl   p. 99
  4. Who picked up the children and took them back to the lodge?  Grandfather   p. 102

Chapter 10

  1. What was on the ground when the Alden’s woke up? Snow   p. 107
  2. Who took the children hiking?  Oz    p. 109
  3. Why did Sam and Ranger Crowe want to find the cabin?  Their ancestor built it.    p. 112
  4. What was the bear the children heard on their hike the day before? A tape recorder of bear sounds.       p. 120