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Bailey School Kids are nervous when the new school counselor seems very similar to Count Dracula. He even lives in the basement of Mrs. Jeepers home with the long wooden box, but Mr. Drake drinks lemonade instead of blood.
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 try to do when they Ben and Huey fighting?
Page 2 — Stop them
2
What did the man look like that Ben fell into?
Page 4 — Tall, pale, brittle as bones, wearing black clothing, cowboy boots, crooked pointy teeth
4
When the sun came out, where did the stranger go to stand?
Page 7 — In the shadows
7
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What person has the same accent as the strange man?
Page 8 — Mrs. Jeepers
8
What’s the strange man’s name?
Page 10 — Mr. Drake
10
What’s a guidance counselor?
Page 12 — Someone in the school to help solve the student’s problems
12
What did Mr. Drake’s hand feel like when she shook it?
Page 13 — Cold as an icicle/cold enough to be dead
13
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
When does Mr. Drake like to eat?
Page 16 — Midnight
16
What kind of drink does Mr. Drake like?
Page 17 — pink lemonade
17
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
When Eddie and Howie went to see Mr. Drake after school, his office was dark. What did it remind the boys of?
Page 23 — A dungeon
23
What was Mr. Drake’s reason for leaving the lights off?
Page 24 — The bright lights hurt his eyes
24
What did Mr. Drake want to see Howie and Eddie about?
Page 25 — The fight that morning
25
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Howie think Mr. Drake was?
Page 30 — Count Dracula
30
Who’s Count Dracula?
A vampire
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Where did Mr. Drake walk to keep out of the sun on his way home from school?
Page 32 — the shadows
32
Where did the kids follow Mr. Drake home after school?
Page 34 — Mrs. Jeepers house
34
What’s in Mrs. Jeepers’ basement?
Page 34 — A coffin/ wooden box the size of a person
34
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why was Howie so concerned Mr. Drake was Count Dracula?
Page 37 — He’s the mightiest vampire of them all
37
Why was Howie not sleeping?
Page 38 — Trying to figure out a plan to save Bailey City/ didn’t want to get bitten by Count Dracula
38
How did Huey react when he came back from talking with Mr. Drake?
Page 43 — Upset, sniffling, pale, ate lunch alone
43
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
How could Howie prove Mr. Drake was Count Dracula with a mirror?
Page 45 — Vampires don’t have reflections
45
What did Mr. Drake do when Howie pulled out the mirror?
Page 47 — Ran away
47
What made Howie’s friends finally realize Mr. Drake was Count Dracula?
Page 49 — He walked past a glass panel by the back door
49
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Howie keep a scarf tight about his neck?
Page 51 — So he wouldn’t get bit by Mr. Drake
51
How did Huey’s mother look when the kids went to visit Huey?
Page 52 — Like Huey/ pale, dead
52
Who do they think bit Huey’s mother?
Page 54 — Huey
54
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why did Howie bring a bag of garlic potato chips?
Page 56 — Vampires can’t stand garlic
56
What did Howie do to the bag of chips so Mr. Drake wouldn’t notice them?
Page 58 — Crushed them
58
Where did Howie want to put the garlic potato chips?
Page 58 — In Mr. Drake’s office
58
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Who did Mr. Drake enter the school with the morning Howie had the potato chips?
Page 62 — Ben
62
Why did the kids want to find Mr. Drake and Ben?
Page 65 — To save Ben and put the potato chips on Mr. Drake
65
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
How did Mr. Drake change Ben?
Page 68 — Made him nice
68
Why was Mr. Drake leaving Bailey City?
Page 70 — He has too many allergies
70
How was Mr. Drake going home?
Page 70 — Flying
70
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