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Grandfather drops off the Alden children at a lodge outside of Greenfield. The children get spooked by the old zombie legend when they see strange things and even what looks like a zombie.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Where did Grandfather drop off the Alden children?
Page 3 — at a lodge in the woods
3
Why did Maude's great grandfather make up the zombie story?
Page 11 — to get people to stay at the lodge
11
What did Benny see and hear in the night?
Page 12 — a light and owl
12
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What kind of work did the children do for Maude?
Page 15 — clearing a trail
15
Why could Benny have nightmares about Zombies?
Page 21 — they're scary, dead, walk around, they eat people
21
When is Jake going to finish telling the zombie story?
Page 26 — around the campfire
26
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What is the fishing lodge used for?
Page 30 — shelter for fishermen in a bad storm
30
Who's turn is it to catch dinner?
Page 32 — the Alden children
32
Why was that fishing spot, Jake's lucky fishing spot?
Page 34 — it's the first place the zombie was seen
34
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Benny see behind the cabin?
Page 40 — a man with torn clothes walking
40
How many fish did the Aldens catch?
Page 43 — five
43
Who did Benny overhear planning something?
Page 45 — Caleb, Jake and Abby, the teens
45
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why does Maude like to eat outdoors?
Page 48 — tastes better, guests like it
48
How does Maude feel about the zombie?
Page 59 — didn't want anyone to talk about it or look for it
59
When Jake was telling the zombie story, what did everyone hear in the woods?
Page 59 — loud crack
59
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What evidence did the children find on the trail?
Page 70 — three wooden stakes
70
Who came out and took pictures of the ground when the Alden's were cleaning up the trail?
Page 78 — the reporter, Madison
78
Did the children tell Madison anything about the zombie?
Page 80 — no
80
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Whose turn was it to catch dinner?
Page 81 — Madison, the reporter's
81
What did Henry realize the wooden stakes were?
Page 85 — golf tees
85
What did Benny find?
Page 93 — three golf tees just like Henry's
93
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Do the children really think there's a zombie?
Page 95 — no
95
What are Jake and his friends making?
Page 100 — a movie
100
So what do the children think the teens are doing in the woods at night?
Page 100 — making a movie
100
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What did Henry want to do with the zombie?
Page 103 — capture it
103
What sound did the children wait for before they went out?
Page 105 — owl hooting
105
What did the children find out in the woods?
Page 108 — the teens making their movie, but a different zombie
108
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Who was at the old fishing lodge?
Page 112 — Matthew Donovan
112
Who was pretending to be the zombie?
Page 114 — Matthew Donovan
114
Why did the teens make The Zombie Project?
Page 116 — to advertise about the lodge
116
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