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Comprehension Questions – The Fudge Books Superfudge

Superfudge

by Judy Blume

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 4.0

Farley Drexel Hatcher - otherwise known as Fudge - thinks he's a superhero, but his older brother, Peter, knows Fudge is nothing but a big pain! Dealing with Fudge is hard enough, but now Peter's parents have decided to move to New Jersey for an entire year! Even worse, Peter's mom is going to have a new baby. And if this baby is anything like Fudge - help! How will Peter ever survive?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What’s the big news Peter’s parents
    told him? His mother is going to have a baby p.3
  2. Describe how Peter felt about the new
    baby? He was angry; he didn’t want another sibling like Fudge; he wanted to
    run away p.4
  3. How did Peter come to accept the idea
    of the new baby? His dad told him to take a chance, the baby may not be like
    Fudge; his mom promised him the baby would sleep in the dining room and not his
    room p.10

Chapter 2

  1. How did Peter feel about the baby’s
    nickname, Tootsie? He thought it was a terrible name since he thought she’d
    be teased when she went to school p.16
  2. Why wasn’t Tootsie in her crib when
    Peter came home from school? Fudge had taken her out and was playing hide
    and seek with her p.19
  3. Why did Fudge try to sell Tootsie? He
    wanted to be the baby; Tootsie wasn’t any fun p.21

Chapter 3

  1. What news did Peter’s parents share
    with him and Fudge in this chapter? They’re moving to Princeton, New Jersey
    for a year p.31
  2. Why was Peter upset that in
    Princeton, Fudge will be in the same school? He didn’t want to go to a new
    school; he doesn’t want to be in the same school as Fudge p.35
  3. Why was Peter’s father taking a leave
    of absence from work? He’s writing a book p.38

Chapter 4

  1. Why did Jimmy come and apologize to
    Peter for getting mad at him for moving? He realized he was only an hour
    away by train and Peter can’t do anything about moving p.41
  2. Why is Sheila glad Peter’s moving? She
    won’t have to smell his dog p.46
  3. Why did Fudge put trading stamps all
    over Tootsie? He wants to trade her in for a two-wheeler p.49

Chapter 5

  1. Why did Peter’s dad buy books about
    roses, gardening and beetles? In the new house they had a rose garden, as
    well as an herb and vegetable garden p.52
  2. Describe Alex Santo. He’s going
    into 6th grade like Peter; he’s very small; has hair that hangs in
    his eyes; wears a t-shirt that says Princeton Class of ’91 p.54
  3. Why did Alex and Peter take worms to
    Mrs. Muldour and why were they so small? She buys them for $.05 a worm; they
    cut them in half/thirds to make more money p.58

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Peter have trouble falling
    asleep? He missed the sounds of the city; it was too quiet p.64
  2. Why didn’t Peter want to walk with Fudge
    to school? He wanted to ride his bike like all the other kids at school p.67
  3. Why did Peter get called down to the
    principal’s office? To help get Fudge down from on top of a cabinet. Fudge
    had kicked the teacher because she wouldn’t call him Fudge, and then he climbed
    up on top of the cabinet just below the ceiling p.74

Chapter 7

  1. What kind of bird does Fudge want and
    why? A myna bird; they can talk p.82
  2. Why was it ironic that the bird was copying
    Fudge? Fudge had copied Peter in everything he had said and now Fudge was
    being copied p.88
  3. Who helped Fudge sleep in his own
    room again? Uncle Feather his bird p.89

Chapter 8

  1. Whose painting did Peter see in the
    art gallery? Jimmy’s dad’s painting p.100
  2. Why is Peter’s mom going back to work
    in the dentist office? They need the money; Peter’s dad is writing a book
    and isn’t working  p.102
  3. Why didn’t Peter tell Beverly the story
    of how the painting became Anita’s Anger? He realized there were things he
    wouldn’t want Jimmy to tell other people, so he thought this was probably one
    of those things Jimmy wouldn’t want others to know p.111

Chapter 9

  1. Describe Daniel, Fudge’s friend. He’s pudgy with a lot of red hair and ears that stick out; he’s 6; knows a lot about birds; very picky about his food; always watches TV while he’s eating p.116
  2. Why was it difficult for Peter when his two best friends met? They were jealous of each other and couldn’t stand each other p.122
  3. Describe what happened at the movie theater. The boys ran into Sharon, Elaine and Joanne from school. Joanne bought their tickets, and everyone was introduced to Jimmy; they got the little boys settled in the theater, then the older kids went to their own seats; Peter sat next to Joanne, they shared popcorn, and then held hands after Fudge put ice down Peter’s back p.126

Chapter 10

  1. What did Fudge want for Christmas? A red bicycle like Peter’s p.137
  2. Why was Peter upset there weren’t ever secrets during Christmastime? He always knew what he was going to get for Christmas, either by finding the presents or overhearing his mom talking about it p.140
  3. What’s Fudge’s opinion of Santa Claus? He knows he’s not real, but pretends since his mom and dad thinks he believes in Santa p.147

Chapter 11

  1. Why wasn’t Peter worried about his parents
    getting a divorce? Whenever his parents fought, they ended up laughing p.150
  2. Why did Fudge get so many cuts and
    bruises while riding his bike? He didn’t use the brakes and would crash into
    things p.151
  3. Who did Fudge have Brian Tumkin draw?
    Mr. Green the principal p.157

Chapter 12

  1. What prank did Fudge play on Peter? Fudge
    woke Peter up saying he was late for school, but it was really a Saturday p.159
  2. What did Alex and Peter do for the
    afternoon? Had a picnic at the lake and watched the university rowing team
    p.163
  3. What consequence did Peter suggest as
    a punishment for the boys running away? Taking away their bikes for a month
    p.173

Comprehension Questions – Ready, Freddy! Don’t Sit on My Lunch!

Don't Sit on My Lunch!

by Abby Klein

Grades PreK-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL L; AR pts: 1.0

Freddy Thresher knows that Max Sellars is the biggest, meanest bully in the whole first grade. The best way to get along with Max is to stay out of his way. He'll push you, he'll punch you, he'll sit on your lunch! So is Freddy crazy to think he can beat out Max and get the one open spot on the hockey team? Now Freddy's friend Jessie has to get him into shape...if it's the last thing she does!

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What did Jessie have that Max wanted? A jersey
    p.12
  2. What sport does Jessie play? Ice Hockey p.13
  3. What’s a bully? A person who seeks to harm or
    intimidate others p.14

Chapter 2

  1. How did Freddy’s mom react when he told her he
    wanted to play hockey? She screamed that no child of hers would play hockey;
    she was really upset p.20
  2. How did Freddy’s dad convince his mom that playing
    hockey would be good for Freddy? It would help his hand eye coordination; he
    would learn about sportsmanship; its good exercise p.23

Chapter 3

  1. Why did Jessie call Freddy? To invite him
    over after school to practice hockey in the parking lot p.30
  2. How did Suzie treat Freddy when he was
    talking to Jessie on the phone? She teased him, sang the kissing song to him
    p.31
  3. What did Freddy’s dad do in response to her
    teasing? He sent her to her room, like sending a hockey player to the
    penalty box p.34

Chapter 4

  1. How did Max bully Freddy at lunch? He sat on
    his lunch sack and smushed his lunch p.36
  2. Why didn’t Jessie think Max would be good at
    hockey? He wasn’t a team player p.39
  3. How did Max get sent to the time-out table? He
    broke Chloe’s chopstick and she called over Miss Becky the lunch helper, and explained
    how Max had been a bully p.44

Chapter 5

  1. Who watches Jessie after school while her mother
    is at work? Her grandmother p.46
  2. What snack did Jessie and Freddy have after
    school? Tamales p.47
  3. What did Jessie teach Freddy, as she helped him
    prepare for the hockey tryouts? He needed to get used to people coming at
    him; how to hold the stick; how to hit the puck to shoot, pass and make a goal p.51

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Freddy need to apologize to Suzie? He
    was showing his dad how to shoot a puck using a knife and mashed potatoes and
    flicked mashed potatoes into Suzie’s face p.56
  2. Why was Freddy so upset that his family thought
    Jessie was his girlfriend? It was embarrassing to him; she wasn’t his girlfriend
    and just a friend p.64
  3. What was Freddy’s nickname and why is it a good
    hockey name? Mouse; because mice move quickly, they can move easily in and
    out of tight spots, and they almost never get caught p.66

Chapter 7

  1. Define what bragging means and how does it
    make you feel when someone else is bragging? To talk boastfully; it can make
    you feel bad p.67
  2. What did Chloe’s mom teach her to do when Max was
    bullying her? Ignore him p.69
  3. What did Freddy bet Max? His snack and
    dessert for a week p.68

Chapter 8

  1. Name Freddy’s two good luck charms? His shark
    tooth and great white shark underwear p.73
  2. How did Suzie help Freddy the morning of the
    tryouts? She made a pinky swear that she wouldn’t tell their mom about
    Freddy wearing his lucky underwear when they were dirty and let Freddy use her lucky
    penny p.78

Chapter 9

  1. Whose team was Freddy on during tryouts? Max’s
    p.80
  2. Why was it important for Freddy to skate down to
    the goal when Max had the puck? If the puck didn’t go into the goal, he could
    pick up the rebound; he picked up the rebound and when Max passed the puck to
    him, he made a goal and they won the game p.83
  3. Who made the hockey team? Freddy and Max p.88

Comprehension Questions – Baseball Pals

Baseball Pals

by Matt Christopher

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jimmie learns an important lesson about the misuse of power when he is elected captain of his baseball team and makes decisions that are not in the team's best interests.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Describe the setting of this story. On the ballfield; the characters of the story were gathered talking about which position everyone would play; autumn time p.3
  2. Who convinced everyone he was to be the pitcher and how did he do it? Jimmie; he was the new team captain, he said he’d been practicing all summer, and he found other positions for the team members to play p.3
  3. Why did Ervie make Jimmie feel unsettled? Jimmie didn’t know if Ervie was happy or not; Ervie looked at Paul in a certain way p.8

Chapter 2

  1. Why wasn’t Tiny playing with Jimmie’s team this
    year? The Red Rockets had already asked him to be on their team and gave him
    a jersey p.9
  2. Describe Jimmie’s experience while he was
    pitching in this chapter. He struggled getting it over the plate and walked
    two guys. Then he slowed down his pitches and the batters hit them p.15
  3. Why was Jimmie pleased with himself at the end
    of the chapter? He hit a ball way out in the field and made it to third base
    p.18

Chapter 3

  1. Who’s the team’s new manager? Mr. Nichols
    p.19
  2. After the game why did Ervie want to go home? He
    was hungry and it was getting late p.22
  3. How does Jimmie feel about Ervie? He wishes
    he didn’t have to bring him with him to the field; he’s impatient with him p.22

Chapter 4

  1. Why did Jimmie lie to his mom about coming home
    on time? He didn’t want to come home on time and wanted to stay at the field
    p.26
  2. When Jimmie went to Paul’s after dinner, what
    did he find Paul doing? Practicing his pitching p.28
  3. What was the news Tiny told Jimmie at the end of
    this chapter? Paul wasn’t playing the Planets, instead he was going to play
    with the Red Rockets p.31

Chapter 5

  1. Summarize what happened in this chapter. Jimmie
    went home and to his room. He was upset about Paul joining the other team, and
    got angry to the point that he decided he didn’t care anymore, then he went to
    play with Ervie p.35

Chapter 6

  1. How did Mr. Nichols react to Paul leaving the
    team? He said it was ok and that Jimmie could become a good pitcher too with
    practice p.38
  2. Who went out to pitch after Jimmie continued to
    throw bad pitches during batting practice? Mr. Nichols p.41

Chapter 7

  1. Why did Jimmie go to Mose’s house early Saturday
    morning? To practice pitching since Mose was going to be the catcher p.43
  2. How did Jimmie do while he was practicing? Not
    very well; he never threw to the mitt p.44
  3. Why did the umpire yell “Balk!” when Jimmie was
    winding up before a pitch? A pitcher can’t wind up if there are men on base,
    because after a pitcher winds up, he can’t stop and throw it to the base to get
    them out p.46

Chapter 8

  1. Find a simile at the top of page 52. Jimmie
    ran like a deer p.52
  2. Who won, the Mohawks or the Planets? The Mohawks
    p.53
  3. Why didn’t Ervie think the Planets were going to
    win any games in the league? He said they didn’t have a good pitcher p.55

Chapter 9

  1. Where did Jimmie go with his father? Fishing p.56
  2. What important lesson did Mr. Todd teach Jimmie
    while they were fishing? To be patient and to keep at something if you want it
    p.61

Chapter 10

  1. What was Jimmie’s plan so Paul would come and
    watch TV with him that evening? Have his mom invite over his parents and Paul
    would come over too p.63
  2. What did Ervie say that made Jimmie mad and run
    out of the room when the Karoski’s came over? that Paul was mad at Jimmie
    because they both wanted to pitch for the Planets p.66

Chapter 11

  1. Who did Jimmie see during their Sunday walk and how
    did he feel? Some boys playing baseball from his team and Paul was pitching;
    made him mad p.68
  2. Why did the praise, Jimmie’s dad said about Paul,
    hurt Jimmie? His own dad said that Paul had really nice form and was going
    to be a great pitcher one day when Jimmie struggled at being a pitcher p.71

Chapter 12

  1. What secret did Jimmie tell Wishy? That
    Jimmie doesn’t think he’ll be a pitcher and instead he should play infield p.75
  2. What did Wishy help Jimmie practice? Catching
    grounders p.76

Chapter 13

  1. Why was Jimmie feeling confident, like he
    could hit anything? He had decided not to be pitcher and felt good about his
    decision p.80
  2. What position did Jimmie play for the last two
    innings? First basemen p.85
  3. Whose name did Jimmie cry out when he was
    cheering for the pitcher? Paul’s name p.86

Chapter 14

  1. When does the team list need to be turned in? Before
    Thursday p.87
  2. Why was Mr. Nichols impressed with Jimmie as
    he practiced playing infield? He didn’t realize Jimmie was so good p.90

Chapter 15

  1. Why did Jimmie take Ervie along to see Paul? He
    didn’t want to be alone to talk to Paul p.91
  2. Why was Paul’s mom upset when Jimmie told
    her Paul left in a blue car? She was worried about him and sad that he didn’t
    tell her where he was going p.98

Chapter 16

  1. Why was Paul gone for four hours? His cousin
    asked him to go for a ride, but only thought it would be a half hour, then as
    they got to the lake the car stopped, and they had to get a ride home from
    somebody p.101
  2. How did Paul respond when Jimmie told him he
    could pitch for the Planets? He said he was already pitching for the Red
    Rockets p.103

Chapter 17

  1. Who was in the alley waiting to talk to Jimmie? Paul
    with team members from the Planets p.106
  2. How did Wishy convince Paul to come play for the
    Planets? He gathered other team members, took them over to Paul’s house, and
    they talked him into it p.108
  3. Why did Jimmie want Mr. Nichols to call the Red
    Rockets manager about Paul switching teams? He was worried what the other
    manager would say p.110

Chapter 18

  1. How did Jimmie feel as he played short stop? Confident;
    happy; had fun; enjoyed playing p.112
  2. Who won the game? The Planets p.117
  3. What was more important to Jimmie than winning
    the game? Having Paul on the team 117

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Missing Mummy

The Missing Mummy

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

It’s Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are going to see a new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the mummy is stolen and the tomb robbed of its treasure. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose unravel the mystery and return the mummy to its rightful resting place?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why did the kids want to go to the museum? All
    week long they were having programs that looked fun p.2
  2. How did the kids earn money for the programs? They
    helped clean out Josh’s barn and his dad paid them p.3
  3. What’s the exhibit at the museum the kids went
    to? An Egyptian exhibit with mummies p.5

Chapter 2

  1. What’s an ancient Egyptian coffin called? A Sarcophagus
    p.11
  2. What’s each mummy wrapped in? strips of linen
    cloth p.13
  3. Where did Ruth Rose find the missing mummy? In
    the girl’s restroom p.16

Chapter 3

  1. Describe what the kids thought the mummy snatcher
    might have done to get away? She might have disguised herself after taking
    the mummy in the restroom p.20
  2. Where did the kids go to look for the lady who
    took the mummy? Back into the tomb p.22
  3. Why are the kids trapped inside the tomb? While
    they were in there, the tomb entrance closed p.24

Chapter 4

  1. Describe what it was like for the kids when
    they were locked inside the tomb? Cold, creepy, quiet p.27
  2. What did the kids do to get more comfortable
    after sitting on the gravel/ground? Ruth Rose found carpet squares in a closet,
    so they spread them out in the closet and laid on them p.29
  3. What woke up the kids while they were sleeping
    in the closet? A huge blast that shook the closet p.30

Chapter 5

  1. Who appeared after the blast and what were they
    doing? two thieves; stealing the treasure p.33
  2. How did the thieves get into the tomb? They blew
    a hole into the building from outside p.35
  3. Who came by Dink’s house the next day and why? Officers
    Peters and Washington; to ask the kids questions about the thieves p.38

Chapter 6

  1. Why did the kids want to go back to the museum? It
    was Tyrannosaurus rex Tuesday p.43
  2. Why did the kids go sit at the back of the museum?
    They were early, it was hot, and they wanted to sit in the shade p.44
  3. What did Josh smell when the thieves broke into
    the museum? French fries p.51

Chapter 7

  1. Why did the kids decide to go check out Aunt
    Freda’s Fabulous Fries? Because Josh had smelled French fries during the
    theft, there might be a connection p.56
  2. Describe what the kids discovered at the
    restaurant? A woman with short hair works there; Ruth Rose realized she has
    short dark hair like the woman who came out of the restroom; Dink realized she
    walked like one of the thieves; Josh realized she smells like French fries p.62

Chapter 8

  1. How did the kids get the opportunity to go into
    the kitchen and look around? Ruth Rose told Aunt Freda that Dink wanted to
    know how to make her French fries p.63
  2. What evidence did the kids find in the kitchen? They
    saw a black gym bag and a black jacket that’s short enough to see a white line
    of an apron underneath; Josh found a pebble like the gravel in the tomb p.66

Chapter 9

  1. Explain Dink’s dream? He was trapped in
    the tomb alone and the mummies came toward him, he felt a cold hand on his
    shoulder and the mummy’s linen strips were wrapping around him p.69
  2. Where does Dink think the treasure is hidden? In
    the small sarcophagus p.73
  3. Why do the kids think Dr. Tweed was one of the
    thieves? Someone had to set the bomb inside the tomb and the treasure would
    have been too heavy to carry it far, so he hid it in the sarcophagus knowing he’d
    be able to get to it p.73

Chapter 10

  1. What did the kids and police officers find in the
    tomb? Dr. Tweed holding a gym bag p.78
  2. Where were Dr. Tweed and the woman from the
    restaurant flying to and why? Europe; to sell the treasures p.79
  3. Where did the officers take Dr. Tweed and the
    woman? To jail p.82

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Vampire’s Vacation

The Vampire's Vacation

by Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! There's a villainous vibe coming from the pale, dark-haired man Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose see in the supermarket. When they follow him into Ellie's Diner, the stranger vanishes! But there's a cut on Ellie's neck - or could it be a bite? Could there really be vampire in town? And could Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose be his next victims?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why were Josh, Dink and Ruth Rose at the supermarket?
    They had just hauled newspapers to the recycle bin and wanted a cold drink
    p.3
  2. Why did Josh think the man in line at the meat
    counter looked like a vampire? He had black hair, skinny lips, and pale skin
    p.6
  3. How did Dink feel when the man turned, looked,
    and nodded at them? he got goose bumps p.8

Chapter 2

  1. How did Ellie react when she saw the man out
    the window? She acted scared; she backed away and went behind the counter
    p.14
  2. What happens to the man when the kids continue
    to follow the him in the stores? He disappears and isn’t there p.15
  3. What did both Mr. Paskey and Ellie have on
    their necks? A small round Band Aid p.18

Chapter 3

  1. Is Dracula a vampire? No p.23
  2. How did Josh convince his friends to find the
    man he thinks is a vampire? He wanted to find out why he was disappearing,
    and he knew Dink wanted to find out what was going on with the Band Aids p.27
  3. What’s the man’s name and what do you know
    about him? Dr. A. Cula; he’s a doctor from New York City p.30

Chapter 4

  1. Who else had a Band Aid on their neck? Mr.
    Linkletter p.31
  2. What strange thing did Livvy notice when she
    took Dr. Cula up to his room? He laid on his bed and asked for the air
    conditioning to be turned up. He wrapped himself in a cape and feel asleep fast,
    like he was dead p.34
  3. What did Dink think Dr. Cula’s hobby could be
    since he disappears and wears a cape? Being a magician p.36

Chapter 5

  1. What did Josh gather from the vegetable garden
    and why? Garlic gloves; for protection, vampires don’t like garlic p.40
  2. What did Ruth Rose spell with the blocks after
    putting together Dr. A. Cula? Dracula p.41
  3. Who were the kids going to talk to at this end
    of this chapter? Police Officer Fallon p.43

Chapter 6

  1. What was Officer Fallen’s reaction when the kids
    told him what happened with Dr. Cula? He was surprised and wanted to talk
    with him p.49
  2. Why did Josh need to get back home? He told
    his mom he’d babysit the twins p.49
  3. How was Josh and Dink going to entertain the
    twins? Take them on a pony ride p.51

Chapter 7

  1. Explain what was strange about the Band Aids
    being all the same? People like to choose different shapes and colors of Band
    Aids if they need one p.54
  2. Who left a message on the answering machine
    and what did she say? Ruth Rose; she wanted the boys to meet her at the
    Shangri-la Hotel p.57
  3. What was strange about the Book Nook being
    closed as the boys were on their way to the hotel? Mr. Paskey never closes the
    store in the middle of the afternoon p.59

Chapter 8

  1. How was Mr. Linkletter acting strangely? He
    gave the boys Dr. Cula’s room number without looking, gave them permission to
    go up and see if he was there, and he acted nervous p.62
  2. Describe what the boys found when they went
    into room 202. No one was there, it was freezing cold, in the closet was a
    black suitcase and black cape, a note on the side table p.64
  3. Describe the note. It was written in purple
    crayon that smelled like jellybeans and had listed each of the names: Ellie,
    Mr. Paskey, Mr. Linkletter, Ruth Rose, Josh and Dink p.65

Chapter 9

  1. What does Dink think is going on? That Dr.
    Cula gave the Band Aids to everyone p.69
  2. Who opened the door when the boys were in the
    closet hiding? Ruth Rose p.71

Chapter 10

  1. Who’s Jimmy Jett? An actor from New York who’s
    going to play Dracula in a movie p.73
  2. Why did Ellie, Mr. Paskey and Mr. Linkletter
    have Band Aids on their necks? Jimmy Jett gave them to each of them to play
    a prank on the kids p.76
  3. Why did Mr. Linkletter give the boys the room
    number and permission to go to the room? All who were in on the prank were
    waiting for them to go to the room, then followed them up p.79

Chapter 11

  1. What did Jimmy Jett invite the kids to? To New
    York City to watch his movie p.81
  2. Who appeared in the movie box next to Josh? Jimmy
    Jett dressed as Dracula p.83

Comprehension Questions – The Littles to the Rescue

The Littles to the Rescue

By John Peterson

Grades 2-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

A baby is on the way! Despite an awful storm, Cousin Dinky and Aunt Lily set out in the glider in order to help Mrs. Little. But when the glider arrives, Dinky realizes that something is missing. Aunt Lily!

Comprehension Questions (by Steve)

Chapter 1

  1. What was
    Mrs. Little worried about? Aunt Lilly had not arrived yet. Pg 1
  2. What
    did Tom Little make for the new baby? A rattle out of a peanut shell and
    toothpick. Pg. 6
  3. Why
    can’t Cousin Dinky fly Aunt Lilly to their house? The snowstorm pg 10
  4. How does
    Tom want to go get aunt Lilly? He wants to ride Hildy the cat. Pg 10

Chapter 2

  1. Where
    did Aunt Lilly and Dinky live? In the attic of Dr. Zigger’s house. Pg 13
  2. How did
    Aunt Lilly learn to be a nurse? From watching Dr Zigger and reading his
    books. Pg14
  3. What did
    Aunt Lilly need to take with her? Her nurse’s bag. Pg. 15
  4. Where
    did Aunt Lilly need to be at 3 am and why? The telephone because the Littles
    would call. Pg. 16

Chapter 3

  1. Why
    didn’t Cousin Dinky want to fly his mother? Too dangerous in snowstorm. Pg.
    21
  2. Who
    picked up the call from the Littles? Dr. Zigger. Pg. 23
  3. When Did
    Dinky want to leave? In the morning. Pg. 25
  4. When did
    they leave? At night. Pg. 25

Chapter 4

  1. How did
    Cousin Dinky make a runway? With a snowball. Pg. 28
  2. Flying
    at night made Dinky realize he flew how? By feeling. Pg. 30
  3. What did
    Aunt Lilly think the lights below looked like? Halos Pg. 31
  4. What
    happened when they arrived on the Littles’ roof? Aunt Lilly was missing. Pg
    32

Chapter 5

  1. What was
    on the ground between the 2 houses? The parachute. Pg. 33
  2. Who were
    they going to ask for help? The Specks, tree tinies. Pg. 36
  3. Who went
    to search for Aunt Lilly? The men. Pg. 39

Chapter 6

  1. How did
    Tom get Hildy to come? A secret whistle. Pg. 42
  2. How did
    Tom get Henry away from Hildy? He let out the parakeet. Pg. 43
  3. Where
    did Mrs. Bigg put Hildy? In the cellar. Pg. 46

Chapter 7

  1. How did
    Aunt Lilly get down from her parachute caught in the thornbush? Scissors Pg.
    49
  2. Why was
    the snow warm? It was some kind of chimney underground. Pg. 50
  3. What
    happened to Aunt Lilly after landing on the ground? She was stuffed into a
    bag. Pg. 52

Chapter 8

  1. The
    Specks were independent; how did the Littles live? They took things from the
    Biggs. Pg.56
  2. Why did
    they have t hurry with the Specks. Hildy wouldn’t stay long. Pg. 59

Chapter 9

  1. What did
    the Specks give the House Tinies? Sassafras tea. Pg. 61
  2. What
    danger was Aunt Lilly in? Ground Tinies. Pg.62
  3. What
    happened to Hildy? A dog chased her away. Pg. 66
  4. Mr.
    Speck went looking for whom? Old Skunk. Pg. 67

Chapter 10

  1. Why did
    old Skunk move so slow? He wasn’t afraid of any animals in the Wood. Pg.69
  2. How did
    Speck plan to get the Ground Tinies to come out? A stink bomb. Pg. 75

Chapter 11

  1. Who were
    the Ground Tinies? The Snippets. Pg. 77
  2. Did the
    Ground Tinies believe there were House Tinies? No. Pg. 78

Chapter 12

  1. Where
    was the Snippet’s home? A Rabbit Burrow. Pg. 80
  2. What was
    all the Ground Tinies things were made from? 
    Maple tree roots? Pg. 81
  3. When did
    the Ground Tinies get together? Once a month on Meeting Day. Pg. 85

Chapter 13

  1. What did
    The Littles hear from the chimney? Help …. Lilly … be killed. Pg. 89
  2. How did
    the Snippets escape the stink bomb? On rabbits. Pg. 90
  3. What did
    the rescuers think the Ground Tinnies would do at the Bigg’s House? Attack
    their family. Pg. 92
  4. Who was
    the new baby? Betsy Little pg. 94

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #4 Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 1.0

Third graders Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Halloween in spooky Sleepy Hollow, New York, home of the Headless Horseman. They're going to sleep in an old cabin, take a haunted hayride, and tour the old Dutch church where people claim to have seen the legendary headless horseman. But strange things start happening that don’t seem to be part of the planned Halloween fun. Is there a real Headless Horseman haunting Sleepy Hollow?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What activity were the kids going to
    be doing that night? A haunted hayride and going to a party p.2
  2. Who’s the Headless Horseman? A fictional
    character from the story, “the Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” by Washington Irving;
    the story is about a teacher, Ichabod Crane. He liked a woman named Katrina. Brom
    Bones liked Katrina as well and didn’t want Ichabod to get her, so dressed up
    as the headless horseman to drive him out of town. He told people it was a
    ghost of a soldier who’d lost his head and looked for it at night p.4
  3. Who did Dink step on after watching
    the mechanical headless horseman? One man wearing cowboy boots with silver
    toes; his name was Ace p.9

Chapter 2

  1. Where were the kids sleeping? In a
    cabin Dink’s father rented called the Haunted House p.11
  2. What popped out of the chest when
    Dink opened it to get a game? A skeleton p.13
  3. Who did the kids see out the window? The
    Headless Horseman p.17

Chapter 3

  1. What was suspicious about the driver
    of the wagon? He had a hat, wouldn’t look at the kids, deep voice, he doesn’t
    talk to the kids, he smacked a tree to make the bats fly out and around the
    kids p.23
  2. What came out of the grave as the
    kids passed the cemetery? A zombie p.31
  3. Who did the zombie and wagon driver
    end up being? Police officers Klevor and Reilly p.34

Chapter 4

  1. What police officer was in charge of
    the pumpkin bowling? Officer Reilly p.41
  2. What did Dink see as he ran after his
    pumpkin? Two men wearing masks by the wagons and horses p.44
  3. What happened in the woods where the
    wagons were parked? A huge fire was started p.48

Chapter 5

  1. Why did Andy think the fire started? Another
    prank by the police p.52
  2. How did Officer Klevor know the fire
    was intentional? There were match books on the ground p.54
  3. What happened to the policeman’s car
    tires? They were flattened p.58

Chapter 6

  1. Why was Dink flustered? He was
    still bothered about the two men and the flashing shoes he saw just before the
    fire at the wagons was started p.61
  2. How many police cruisers came to
    rescue the kids? 4 p.64
  3. Who was out in the field with the
    burned wagons as Dink and his friends drove away? The police officer dressed
    up as a spaceman p.66

Chapter 7

  1. What was suspicious about the cabin
    when the kids were dropped off by Officer Sneke? Dink’s dad said he would
    wait up until the kids got there, but he wasn’t there. Ice cubes were in the lemonade,
    Dink’s dad’s book was left opened on the chair p.69
  2. Where was Dink’s dad? Hiding in the
    closet dressed as a ghost p.72
  3. What did Dink realize the other man could
    have been who was by the wagons before they were set on fire? It could have
    been Officer Klevor p.75

Chapter 8

  1. Where did the kids find Officer
    Klevor? At the bank p.81
  2. What happened to Bonnie at the bank? Two
    men came to her house, told her to get her coat and took her to the bank to
    open the vault.     She couldn’t open it and the men took money from the
    teller drawers p.81
  3. What was inside the mechanical horse’s
    belly? The money that was stolen from the bank p.87

Chapter 9

  1. Who did Ruth Rose call when they got
    stuck in the back of the truck with the mechanical horse? The police; 911
    p.91
  2. Why did Dink want to let money out of
    the bags while they were driving? People might see it and call the police;
    the driver may stop, and they could get away p.92
  3. What did the kids feel in the dark of
    the barn hole? A body tied up p.100

Chapter 10

  1. Who did the children free while in
    the hole? The man who was originally supposed to go pick up the mechanical
    horse p.102
  2. Why did Dink think his dad would call
    the police and come find them? When the bad guys found the kids in the back
    of the truck, Dink had pushed the green button to the cell phone which would
    automatically call his dad. Then his dad would have heard the conversation and
    know the kids were in danger p.104
  3. Why did the kids think Bonnie was in
    on the bank job? She led the police to think the robbers left at midnight
    and had an 8 hour lead and she could get the money out after the vault opened
    at 8 am p.107

Chapter 11

  1. How did Dink reach up and lift the slat
    that covers the hole? He stood on Hank’s shoulders p.112
  2. Why did Dink want a tin can? To prop
    open the piece of wood p.116
  3. Why did Dink want Ruth Rose’s knife? To
    make the tire flat p.116

Chapter 12

  1. How did Josh, Ruth Rose and Hank get
    out of the hole? Dink had seen a rope when he was on Hank’s shoulders and
    tied it to the bumper of the truck. Hank climbed out, then he pulled the kids
    out one by one p.120
  2. Who came to the rescue and helped
    Dink out of the hole? The police; Officer Klevor p.123
  3. Who ended up being the Headless Horseman the night the kids went to the
    party? They don’t know; it’s a mystery p.128

Comprehension Questions – #7 Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren

Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren

By Barbara Park

Grades 1-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

There’s a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He’s the handsomest guy Junie B. has ever seen! She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. Only, he thinks Junie B. is a nutball. Just ‘cause she couldn’t stop laughing and rolling. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. How did Grace and Junie B. try to help their
    friend Lucille? Lucille was being chased by a boy they’d never met, and Grace
    and Junie B. pretended to ride their horses and chased him away p.5
  2. Why was Lucille upset her friends had chased the
    boy away? She wanted him to chase her; he was a new boy at school and she
    thought he was handsome p.7
  3. How did Grace and Junie B. feel about the boy after
    looking at him and hearing a little bit about him? They wanted him for a
    boyfriend as well p.10

Chapter 2

  1. Why did Junie B. want to convince Lucille
    she was a pig? So Lucille would introduce her to Warren p.14
  2. Where were Junie B. and Grace when they got to
    finally meet Warren? At the swing set p.20
  3. Why did Warren call Junie B. a nutball? She
    made a silly joke then rolled on the ground laughing p.21

Chapter 3

  1. Why were Lucille and Grace mad at each other
    at the beginning of this chapter? Grace said that Warren loves her and that
    made Lucille mad p.26
  2. Why is Junie B. upset about being called a nutball?
    Its not a very nice thing to be called p.29
  3. Who did Grace say was the nutball in her family?
    Her little brother, Jeffie p.30

Chapter 4

  1. Why did Junie B. pick a grown up’s cereal to eat
    for breakfast? Because she ate the same kind of cereal Grace’s brother ate
    when he was being a nutball p.34
  2. Why did Junie B. think Warren would love her now?
    She ate fiber cereal instead of sugar cereal so she’s calm p.36
  3. How does Warren feel about Junie B. once she
    told him she was calm? He did the cuckoo sign and walked away; still thinks
    she’s a nutball p.45

Chapter 5

  1. What did Junie B. want to do to get Warren to
    like her? Buy a princess dress to be like Lucille and buy shoes with
    lightning bolts like Grace p.46
  2. What advice did Junie B.’s mom give her? You don’t
    make friends by buying things, you make them by being fun to be with, by being
    nice, caring about their feelings, and by being honest and not pretending to be
    someone you’re not p.51
  3. What did Junie B. find that made her feel like a
    princess? A red velvet bow on Ollie’s teddy bear p.52

Chapter 6

  1. What did Junie B. wear to school? A crown
    from Dairy Queen, white long princess gloves, a collar for a necklace, the red
    bow and her mom drew lightning bolts on her sneakers p.55
  2. Who wasn’t Warren talking to? Grace, Lucille
    or Junie B. p.57
  3. What does “the cat got your tongue” mean? Its
    an idiom for when someone is speechless, or without words to say p.57

Chapter 7

  1. What was in Handsome Warren’s hair? A tiny
    piece of Kleenex p.62
  2. Why was Warren angry? His dad made him move
    and change schools and he had to leave his friends p.64
  3. What did Junie B. do to make Warren feel better?
    She told him knock knock jokes p.66

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Jaguar’s Jewel

The Jaguar’s Jewel

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

When the kids visit Dink’s uncle in New York City, they’re dazzled by his museum’s latest treasure – a statue of a gold jaguar with a precious emerald between its paws. But when the jewel is swapped for a fake, the police name Dink’s uncle as a suspect! It’s up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to uncover the real crook. Who stole the jaguar’s jewel?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Describe the setting of this story. New York
    City also called the Big Apple; very crowded, loud, and the feeling that everyone
    is rushing p.4
  2. What does Uncle Warren do for a living and
    what is he expecting? He owns a museum; A shipment from South America that
    is made of priceless gold p.8
  3. Who are Uncle Warren’s friends? Jean-Paul and
    his wife Yvonne p.10

Chapter 2

  1. What did Uncle Warren pull out of the crate? Several
    gold items; A golden drinking cup made by the Incas in the 1500’s and a golden jaguar
    with an emerald between its paws p.16
  2. Why did Uncle Warren put the golden items back
    in the crate and nail it closed? Dr. Pitts was going to be coming by the
    next day to check out the items and make sure they were in good order, so Uncle
    Warren wanted to keep everything safe and together p.18
  3. Who’s Roger? Uncle Warren’s apartment
    building doorman. He opens doors for tenants and whistles for taxis p.18

Chapter 3

  1. Where did Uncle Warren take the kids for dinner?
    A Chinese restaurant called the Panda Palace p.21
  2. Why did Uncle Warren and the kids throw money
    into a saxophone case? A man was playing the saxophone on the street and you
    throw money in if you like his playing p.23
  3. What was wrong with the jaguar? The emerald
    stone was a fake p.32

Chapter 4

  1. How did Dr. Pitts know the jewel was a fake? The
    light didn’t penetrate into the jewel it just bounced off of it p.35
  2. Why did Dr. Pitts look at the lock on the door
    and write something on a small pad of paper? He noticed something about the
    lock; that it hadn’t been forced open p.37
  3. Who are the suspects for the missing jewel? Jean-Paul,
    James Pride and Uncle Warren p.40

Chapter 5

  1. Why did Uncle Warren remind Dink to remember his
    cookie? His fortune cookie said his eyes would play tricks on him p.42
  2. What did Yvonne make for the kids while
    Uncle Warren was at the police station? Hot chocolate p.43
  3. What strange things happened in this chapter? Yvonne
    slipped through a door that disappeared into the wall; Ms. Wu went back to
    Uncle Warren’s office and left again; Dink remembered what his uncle said and
    found the key to the office in his pocket p.44

Chapter 6

  1. What was strange about the wall in Dr. Price’s
    office? It didn’t have any pictures or anything against it, it was just bare;
    it had hidden seams on it p.53
  2. What did Dink think was hidden in the wall? A
    secret door p.54
  3. Were the kids able to make the door open or find
    anything else? No p.56

Chapter 7

  1. What did Ruth Rose find in the fish tank? A glowing
    jewel stone; the emerald that’s supposed to be with the jaguar p.59
  2. What was the buzzing noise the kids heard? A VCR
    hidden in a secret compartment of the bookshelves p.62
  3. What was the conclusion after watching the tape?
    That Uncle Warren was the thief p.67

Chapter 8

  1. What did Josh realize happened to the letter
    opener? Before the lights went out it was facing the window; after the
    lights came back on, it was facing the other direction; someone had moved it p.69
  2. Who came into the office while the kids were
    there? Dr. Pitts p.72
  3. Where did the kids hide? In James’ office
    p.72

Chapter 9

  1. Who saved the kids when Dr. Pitts was coming
    into James’ office and where did she take them? Yvonne; to her restaurant
    through the secret passage p.76
  2. What did Josh realize would be on the letter
    opener? Dr. Pitts’ fingerprints p.77
  3. What did Yvonne want to do when she realized Ruth
    Rose had the jewel? Call the police p.78

Chapter 10

  1. Who was the real crook? Dr. Pitts p.79
  2. Why is there a secret passage between the office
    and Yvonne’s restaurant? It used to be a home and the servants would use it
    as a back-stairway p.82
  3. Who all played a part in solving the mystery?
    The kids, James with the camera, Yvonne saving the kids, Uncle Warren for giving
    the key to Dink and reminding him to remember his fortune cookie p.83

Comprehension Questions – Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1 The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief

By Rick Riordan

Grades 6-8; Genre – Fantasy; GRL W; AR pts: 13.0

Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, he and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Describe Percy Jackson. Percy’s 12 years old, in 6th grade, has a rough life, went to a boarding school in upstate New York, is a half-blood, always gets in trouble on field trips, smart, knows a lot about mythology, he has dyslexia and attention deficit disorder p.1
  2. Who's Percy's Latin teacher? Mr. Brunner p.2
  3. Who's Percy's best friend? Grover p.3
  4. Describe what happened when Mrs. Dodds took Percy into the museum alone. She told him to confess and he would suffer less pain, then she turned into a hag with bat wings, claws and a mouth full of yellow fangs. She attacked Percy, but he fought back and killed her with a pen that turned into a sword from Mr. Brunner p.12
  5. How did everyone react when Percy went out of the museum and asked where Mrs. Dodds was? They didn’t know who he was talking about and that there wasn’t a Mrs. Dodds at the school p.14

Chapter 2

  1. Why did Percy go down to Mr. Brunner’s office and what did he hear? He wanted help studying for the Latin test; Mr. Brunner and Grover talking about Percy, the incident at the museum and how Percy was in danger p.19
  2. Why did Percy think it was ironic when Grover said he had to protect him? All year long he’d been fighting bullies for Grover and here Grover was supposed to protect him p.24
  3. What did Grover think the snipping of the yarn meant? That Percy was going to die p.28

Chapter 3

  1. Describe Percy’s mom. Her name is Sally Jackson; her parents died when she was 5 years old; her uncle raised her; she saved money to go to a good writing program at college, but her uncle got sick and she had to quit work and high school take care of him; with no money left and no degree, she met Percy’s dad; they weren’t married, but he got lost at sea; she worked hard to get her high school diploma; worked at a candy shop in Grand Central station p.29
  2. What does Percy know about his father? Kind; tall, handsome, powerful and gentle; black hair like Percy’s p.38
  3. Why did Percy’s mom send him away for school? She thought it would be far enough away to keep him safe; he’s been in danger at every school he’s gone to p.40
  4. Why did Grover get after Percy’s mom at the cabin? She shouldn’t have taken Percy to the cabin, but didn’t know what had happened to Percy at school to know what danger he was in p.42

Chapter 4

  1. What type of creature is Grover? A satyr p.45
  2. Describe the creature after Percy? A Minotaur at least 7 feet tall; arms and legs were big with muscles; wore no clothes but white underwear; course brown hair started at his belly and got thicker as it reached his shoulders; his neck a mass of muscle with fur leading up to his enormous head; had a snout as long as Percy’s arm; snotty nostrils with a gleaming brass ring; cruel black eyes and sharp black and white horns p.50
  3. What happened to Percy’s mother as the Minotaur grabbed her? He squeezed her around her neck and she turned into a shimmering golden form and vanished in a flash of light p.53
  4. How did Percy defeat the monster? He jumped onto his head and held onto his horns; he pulled back on one of the horns and snapped it off; he was on the ground and as the Minotaur ran by Percy stabbed him in the side with the horn and the monster disintegrated like crumbling sand and blew away in the wind p.54

Chapter 5

  1. How long had Percy been unconscious from the fight with the Minotaur? 2 days p.59
  2. What did the drink with a straw and umbrella taste like and how did it make Percy feel? Percy’s mom’s chocolate chip cookies; like he could throw Nancy Bobofit 100 yards; he was full of energy p.60
  3. Why did Mr. Brunner or Chiron go to Yancy Academy? Grover had found Percy and thought he was special, so he went to see for himself and he taught him p.64
  4. What did Mr. D and Chiron explain to Percy while playing pinochle? The Greek Gods and everything in Greek mythology is real p.68
  5. What type of creature is Mr. Brunner? A centaur p.74

Chapter 6

  1. Why was Grover getting chewed out by Mr. D? He was supposed to be a protector, but Percy saved him from the Minotaur and it didn’t look like he had much courage p.76
  2. Describe Camp Half Blood. Large area with strawberry fields, a canoeing lake, stables, large barn, lots of cabins, javelin range, a sing-along amphitheater, archery range, and an arena where there are sword and spear fights p.79
  3. What did the twelve cabins represent? Each of the 12 gods p.80
  4. What was Annabeth’s explanation for Percy’s dyslexia and ADHD? He was meant to read Ancient Greek; he’s impulsive and wasn’t meant to sit for a long time because he has battlefield reflexes; his attention problems are because he sees too much, his senses are better than regular mortals p.88
  5. What did Percy do in response to Clarisse trying to shove his face into the toilet? He made the water shoot out of the toilets and showers and push her and her friends out of the bathroom p.91

Chapter 7

  1. Why do half-bloods live at the camp and how long do they stay? For safety, depending on their parent-god; monsters may chase and kill them; they stay depending on if it’s safe to out into the world p.96
  2. Where is Olympus located? Empire State Building on the 600th floor p.99
  3. Define the word prophecy and explain why Annabeth is so intent on finding “the one”. Prophecy: a prediction; Chiron was told by the Oracle that she wouldn’t be able to go on a quest until someone special came to the camp p.102
  4. Why did Percy change his drink to a blue cherry coke? In honor of his mother, since she made food blue for him p.104

Chapter 8

  1. How did Percy receive strength to knock the blade out of Luke’s hand? He poured water over his head; the water made him stronger and his senses keener p.110
  2. Tell Thalia’s story. She was a daughter of Zeus, but he’d broken an oath to not have any more children, but Hades found out and sent his worst monsters after her. She almost made it to the camp, but had her keeper take the other two half-bloods and save them while she tried to fight the monsters p.114
  3. Describe the interaction between Percy and Clarisse and her gang during Capture the Flag? They ganged up on Percy; she electrocuted him with her spear and one of her gang sliced his arm with their sword and pushed him into the water; Percy received strength and he defeated Clarisse and her house mates p.121
  4. Who is Percy’s father? Poseidon the Sea God p.126

Chapter 9

  1. Describe Percy’s dream and what type of figurative language is it an example of? He was running to stop two gods from fighting, but the wind kept pushing him back, there were palm trees and buildings different from New York, the ground shook and evil laughter coming from beneath the ground said “Come down, little hero. Come down.”, the ground split and Percy fell in; foreshadowing p.130
  2. What are Poseidon and Zeus fighting over? a lightning bolt; Zeus’ master bolt; Zeus is blaming Poseidon for stealing it p.135
  3. Why does Zeus think Poseidon had Percy steal his lightning bolt? Poseidon and Zeus were fighting at winter council and the places where the bolts are created is in the ocean; Poseidon just revealed that Percy was his son and Percy was in New York City during the winter solstice p.136
  4. What did the Oracle tell Percy? You shall go west and face the god who has turned; You shall find what was stole, and see it safely returned; You shall be betrayed by one who calls you friend; and you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end p.141
  5. How is Annabeth appearing out of thin air? She has a magic baseball cap she wears to make her invisible p.148

Chapter 10

  1. What was the gift Luke had given to Percy for his quest and why did he give them to Grover? Luke’s flying shoes from his dad; Percy shouldn’t take to the air since Zeus had control of the air p.151
  2. What gift did Mr. Brunner give to Percy and where had he gotten it from? The pen sword called Riptide; he got it from Poseidon to give to his child p.153
  3. Why did Percy’s mom marry and stay with Gabe? To protect Percy; Gabe smelled so human it covered up Percy’s half-blood smell and protected him from the monsters p.158
  4. Explain the interaction between Percy, Grover, Annabeth and the Furies on the bus. They were all on the bus, the furies started to go to the back of the bus, Percy put on Annabeth’s magic hat and crept up and hid in a seat while the Furies passed; Percy got to the front of the bus, but the Furies were after Annabeth and Grover since he’d disappeared; Percy grabbed the steering wheel and made the bus crash into a tree; he took of the hat and the Furies came after him; he pulled out Riptide and defeated two of them; Mrs. Dodds was left and the kids were able to get away with lightning striking the bus and the kids running into the woods p.163

Chapter 11

  1. What was the business the three characters came to as they exited the woods and how did Grover feel about it? Aunty Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium; a strange business that had a forest of statues on the front lawn; he thought it was strange and smelled monsters p.171
  2. Why wasn’t Percy anxious to leave the shop like Annabeth and Grover? His food had made him sleepy p.176
  3. What creature was Aunty Em and describe her? Medusa; she had a head of snakes and she turned people to stone when they look her in the eyes p.180
  4. What did Percy send to Olympus and why? Medusa’s head; because he was angry at them p.186

Chapter 12

  1. What did the Furies say that confused Grover and Annabeth? Instead of saying where is he, they said where is it? P.192
  2. What was Percy’s dream in this chapter? Percy stood in a dark cavern before a large pit; spirits of the dead tried to pull him back, but Percy felt compelled to walk to the very edge of the chasm; the pit was black and seemed bottomless, but Percy could feel something huge and evil trying to rise from the abyss; a voice spoke to him calling him a little hero and that he was too weak and young, but would do; it also said he’s been mislead and to barter with it and he would give Percy what he wanted and he saw his mother before she died; the voice told Percy to help him rise and to bring him the bolt to strike a blow against the gods; the spirits of the dead whispered around him to wake up; Percy felt the thing in the pit wasn’t trying to pull him down, but was using him to pull itself out p.194
  3. What did Grover find to help them travel west? A poodle they could return to its family to get the reward money to pay for train tickets p.195

Chapter 13

  1. Why did Annabeth run away from home? Her dad and stepmom treated her like a freak and wouldn’t let her play with their mortal children, if anything dangerous happened with monsters they would look at her like, “how dare you put our family to risk” p.201
  2. Describe a time Athena and Poseidon worked together? Athena invented chariots and Poseidon created horses out of the crest of waves p.202
  3. Describe the creature the chihuahua turned into. He turned into a Chimera: a rabid, fire-breathing, poisonous creature with a head of a lion and the body and hooves of a goat, a serpent for a tail with a ten-foot long diamondback growing out of its behind p.207
  4. Why did Percy jump from the arch into the river? To escape the Chimera; Echidna tempted him to do it; he was hoping the water would help him heal and that he would find his sword p.210

Chapter 14

  1. What did Percy realize as he was underwater in the river? He could breathe and he was dry p.213
  2. What did the messenger tell Percy? His dad wanted him to go to the beach in Santa Monica before going to the Underworld; to not trust the gifts; his father believes in him p.214
  3. Why is Percy wanted by the police and being talked about on the news? He is being accused of hurting his mom, hurting the three old women on the bus, and for causing the damage to the arch p.217

Chapter 15

  1. How did Annabeth call Half-Blood Hill from Denver? They created a rainbow and threw a Drachma in to the goddess of rainbows, who carries messages for the gods, and asked to be connected p.220
  2. Who came to eat dinner with Percy, Annabeth and Grover and why? Ares; he wanted Percy to get his shield at a waterpark p.227
  3. Why didn’t Ares want to retrieve his shield himself? It was a trap Hephaestus made to make Ares and Aphrodite look like fools p.236
  4. How did Percy and Annabeth survive the prank? Percy made water come through the pipes and take their boat on the ride; they then jumped to safety with Grover trying to slow their fall p.238

Chapter 16

  1. What information about Percy’s mother did Ares tell him? That she’s not dead, but being held hostage p.244
  2. How did Percy, Annabeth and Grover travel to Las Vegas? In a big semi with animals in the back p.245
  3. What did Percy dream of in this chapter? At first, he was in school in a straight jacket trying to take a test with Thalia next to him in the same situation. The straight jacket melted off Percy and he went to give Hades a piece of his mind. He found the same voice talking to someone else about him and the bolt. The voice realized Percy was there with them and gave him a dream of his quest and he saw his mother frozen in golden light and he was turning into a skeleton p.252
  4. What casino did the kids go in and what happened to them in there? The Lotus Hotel and Casino; they were given a room and card with unlimited money and then showered and ate; they enjoyed all of the cool things and perks of the casino and Percy started talking to people and realized they didn’t know how long they’d been there and wasted 5 days in there p.258

Chapter 17

  1. What was Annabeth’s piece of evidence that they were on the right track by going to the Underworld? Percy saw spirits of the dead in his dream p.269
  2. Who did Percy talk to in the sea at Santa Monica and what did she tell him? The same messenger he met in the Mississippi River, a Nereid; She told him that they’ve been watching him grow up with interest and that Poseidon can’t play favoritism to him so can’t help Percy directly; she gave him three pearls to use in times of great need and gave advice on how to beat Hades p.271
  3. What happened in Crusty’s Waterbed Palace? Crusty is the owner and put Annabeth and Grover on a bed. The bed had ropes come out and tie them down. Then more ropes came out grabbed them and began to stretch them out to fit 6 feet long. Percy distracted Crusty and tricked him into lying onto one of the beds and gave the word to make the ropes tie him up, then he loped off his head p.277
  4. How did Percy and his friends find the location of DOA Recording Studio? On a billboard coming out of the waterbed store p.282

Chapter 18

  1. How did the kids get past Charon? Percy bribed him with a lot of Drachmas p.286
  2. As the kids traveled in the elevator on the way to the Underworld, how did the spirits of the dead and Charon change? The spirits of the dead went from wearing normal clothes to gray hooded robes and Charon transitioned to wearing a black robe, his eye sockets were black empty sockets and the flesh of his face became transparent p.288
  3. Who is Cerberus and what was the “plan” to get past him? The creature/dog guarding the Underworld; to throw a stick and hope he plays fetch to leave the entrance p.293
  4. When the plan didn’t work what did Annabeth do? She found a red ball she’d gotten from the water park and told the creature to sit and threw it to him. Grover and Percy got through, then she threw it again and the three heads fought over it, so she could sneak through as well p.295
  5. Why did Annabeth shed tears? It reminded her of her own dog and taking him to obedience school; She was sad about Cerberus and that she couldn’t help him p.298

Chapter 19

  1. Describe the Field of Asphodel. A huge area with a million people whispering and milling around, standing on black grass with clumps of black poplars, a light moist swampy breeze p.300
  2. Why did Annabeth and Percy have to chase Grover? His shoes started flying on their own and he sped ahead of them p.303
  3. Where did the shoes lead them to? A huge dark cavern with a chasm that was in Percy’s dream p.304
  4. Why did Hades send the Furies after Percy? Hades thought Percy had stolen his magic helm p.312
  5. Why had Hades taken Percy’s mother? To barter with Percy to get his helm back p.315

Chapter 20 

  1. What god did the kids run into after arriving on the beach? Ares p.321
  2. Who stole the lightning bolt and helm and why? Ares; to start a war between the three gods p.322
  3. How did Percy win and what happened to Ares? Percy was able to stab Ares in the heal and make him bleed Ichor, his godly blood, an evil came and stopped Ares from killing Percy, then he disappeared in a flash p.330
  4. How did Percy get the helm to Hades like he promised? He gave it to Mrs. Dodds since she works for Hades p.331

Chapter 21

  1. How did Percy convince the guard at the Empire State Building to let him see Zeus? Showed him the lightning bolt p.336
  2. Who was sitting on their thrones as Percy reached Olympus? Poseidon and Zeus p.339
  3. Who’s in the pit that’s been in Percy’s dreams? Kronos p.344
  4. What was on Percy’s bed and what did he decide to do with it? Medusa’s head; leave it for his mom as a weapon to turn Gabe into a statue if needed p.350

Chapter 22

  1. What did the letter from Percy’s mom say? She made Gabe a statue and sold him to an art gallery; got a new apartment and is going to go to school the next semester; she had put a down payment down for a good private school in NYC if Percy wants to go p.355
  2. Where was Grover heading? On a quest to look for the god Pan p.357
  3. Who is the friend that has betrayed Percy? Luke p.365
  4. Where did Annabeth and Percy decide to live during the winter? At their homes with their families p.374