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The Bailey School Kids are surprised and thrilled when they find a strange bottle and meet a strange man who seems to hear all of the wishes they make. As each wish comes true, the kids realize they don't like the things they wished for and would rather have things normal again.
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
What did the kids find stuck in the tree?
Page 2 — An old bottle
2
What did the kids smell when Eddie pulled out the stopper?
Page 5 — Sewer smell
5
What kinds of things were in the yard next to the school?
Page 5 — broken fence, flat tires, broken bottles, metal barrels
5
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Who moved into the house next to the school?
Page 10 — Eugene
10
What did Eugene do to the house overnight?
Page 6 — Cleaned it up, cut the grass, hung Christmas lights
6
Why was Eugene happy to be riding his bike?
Page 8 — He hadn’t had exercise in a long time
8
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why did the school get cold and snow begin to fall?
Page 12 — Eddie wished for school to be canceled
12
Why don’t the kids want there to be a snowstorm and school to be canceled?
Page 16 — Don’t want to miss Harry Headbanger and his band
16
Why do the kids not enjoy school?
Page 18 — Mrs. Jeepers is mean
18
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why couldn’t Harry Headbanger and his band perform?
Page 20 — Their instruments were damaged in the water from the snow melting
20
What did Mrs. Jeepers do to be nice?
Page 21 — Stop work and let the kids play video games and watch movies
21
Who did the kids think was making all their wishes come true?
Page 24 — Eugene
24
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why wasn’t Eddie able to talk?
Page 27 — Melody had wished for him to be quiet
27
Why does Eddie believe he can’t talk?
Page 28 — He has laryngitis
28
What did Liza wish for to find out if Eugene really was a genie?
Page 30 — Pizza, French fries, chocolate candy for lunch every day
30
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What happened to the food delivery truck?
Page 31 — Broke down
31
What did the cafeteria serve for the lunch when the truck broke down?
Page 33 — Chocolate candy, French fries and pizza
33
How did the kids feel after eating French fries, pizza and chocolate candy for lunch?
Page 34 — Terrible
34
Who stepped out of the sports car after Eddie wished his dad had that car?
Page 35 — His dad
35
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why did Eddie’s dad get to drive the sports car?
Page 37 — He needs it to go out of town
37
Where did the kids see a picture of Eugene?
Page 38 — In a book from the library
38
How many wishes does a person get when they let a genie out of a bottle?
Page 38 — Three
38
How many wishes do the four friends get all together since they all let him out of the bottle?
Page 40 — 12
40
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Liza study for the test?
Page 43 — Trying on her new dresses
43
What did Eddie do that was nice?
Page 44 — Picked up Carey’s homework and opened the door for her
44
What did Eddie’s dad do when Eddie spilled paint on his new car?
Page 43 — Helped him wipe it off
43
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Eddie get the million dollars he wished for?
Page 50 — He used his three wishes on other things
50
What did Eddie do to Liza’s hair after gum got caught in it?
Page 53 — Cut it
53
Where was Liza sent when she threw gum on the chalkboard?
Page 54 — The principal’s office
54
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
When the kids were thinking about their wishes, why couldn’t they blame Eugene for all the bad things happening?
Page 57 — They were ones who made the wishes
57
Why were the kids worried about Bailey City flooding?
Page 58 — Snow melting off the mountain, thunderstorm coming
58
Why was it Melody who had to wish to make things better?
Page 59 — She was the only one with a wish left
59
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What was Melody’s last wish?
Page 64 — That everything would be normal
64
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Why did the school get all cluttered with litter again?
Page 65 — The wind blew it all around
65
How did the kids know things were back to normal?
Page 65 — It was cold outside, the yard was covered with garbage, Eugene was gone
65
What did the note say inside the bottle?
Page 67 — It is within you to make wishes come true
67
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