Fudge-a-Mania
by Judy Blume
Grades 3-7; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 3.0
Peter Hatcher can't catch a break. His little brother, Fudge - the five-year-old human hurricane - has big plans to marry Peter's sworn enemy, Sheila Tubman. That alone would be enough to ruin Peter's summer, but now his parents have decided to rent a summer home next door to Sheila the Cootie Queen's house. Peter will be trapped with Fudge and Sheila for three whole weeks!
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- What news did Fudge given Peter that
made him pretend to faint? He announced he was going to marry Sheila Tubman
p.3 - Where is Peter’s family going for vacation
and with whom? In Maine; next door to the Tubmans p.5
Chapter 2
- Why is Peter dreading living next to
Sheila for three weeks? He doesn’t like her; they’re enemies p.7 - Who did Peter’s mom say he could
bring with him on vacation? A friend; Jimmy Fargo p.9 - Why did Jimmy only want to be in
Maine for a week? He’s not used to bigger families since he’s the only child
and it’s just his father and him p.12
Chapter 3
- Who served Peter’s family lemonade
when they arrived at their destination? Sheila’s grandfather, Buzzy Senior
p.16 - Why was Peter upset about the house
they were staying in? It’s only separated from Sheila’s house by an inside
door and he told Jimmy there was a forest between his and Sheila’s house p.20 - Why did Fudge and his dad run for the
car when Turtle came running out of the woods? Turtle had been sprayed by a
skunk and they wanted to escape the smell by going to the store p.21
Chapter 4
- Describe the portion of the house
Peter and his family are staying in? there’s only three bedrooms and one
bathroom; no kitchen or living room, they’ll share those with the Tubmans p.22 - Describe the area Peter’s staying
with his family in Maine. There’s a bike shop, a library, a bookstore, the
airport is nearby p.24
Chapter 5
- Why was Sheila opening all the
windows in the house? she didn’t like the smell of Maine and wanted to air the
house out p.29 - Why was Uncle Feather missing? Fudge
let him out of his cage and Sheila had opened the windows p.29 - Where did they find Uncle Feather? Chasing
Libby around the house p.39
Chapter 6
- Why was Sheila more prepared to
babysit Fudge now than before? Fudge was older and she’d taken a babysitting
course p.41 - Why was Peter so happy to be doing
his own thing? He didn’t get alone time very often p.46 - What did Peter end up doing? Hanging
out with Sheila and Fudge p.47
Chapter 7
- What good news did Mitzi give Peter? That
her grandfather was one of his favorite baseball players and there’s a baseball
game every Sunday p.52 - Why did Peter feel like he needed to
lie to Jimmy? He was worried Jimmy wouldn’t come up and stay with him because
of Sheila, so he concocted a story p.56
Chapter 8
- Why was Mitzi afraid to walk to the
back of the house by herself? She was worried that there would be a monster
and she forget her monster spray p.59 - What’s Fudge-a-mania? Being silly
and crazy; ex. turning in circles p.62 - Explain why it isn’t easy being the
first born. Listen to your child’s answers p.67
Chapter 9
- What book at the library did Fudge
want? Tell me a Fudge p.73 - What did Fudge do when the library
didn’t have it? He threw himself on the floor and threw a tantrum p.74 - What idea did Izzy give to Fudge
since he didn’t have a book already written? Write one himself; or tell
someone what he’d like to have written p.75 - Why was Peter disappointed when he awoke
that morning? He wanted to dream about Isobel and instead dreamt about
Sheila p.78
Chapter 10
- Why can’t Sheila’s friend come to
Maine? She has the chickenpox p.79 - Why did Sheila feel like everyone was
picking on her? Her friend couldn’t come, Tootsie flung oatmeal on her face
and Peter burped, but thought he was laughing at her p.80 - Why does Fudge want to get married? So
he won’t get monsters in his bed p.82 - What was the consequence of Peter
telling the truth to Jimmy about the living arrangements? Jimmy was ok with
it p.91
Chapter 11
- Why did Jimmy want to go to town? To
see Isobel since she made Peter feel like he was floating p.98 - What does I.S.A.F. stand for? I
swallowed a fly p.102 - Why did Peter pour his juice over
Fudge’s head? Fudge wouldn’t stop talking about eating turtles and how he
ate his turtle p.105
Chapter 12
- Why was Fudge all blue? He ate
lots of blueberries p.108 - Why wasn’t Fudge going sailing? He
was too sick p.112 - Why did Muriel take over when the group
was on their way back to the dock? A storm came up and she knew how to handle
the boat better than Peter’s dad p.116
Chapter 13
- What did Fudge oil his mitt with? Oil
of Olay, a woman’s facial moisturizer p.122 - What was Peter so excited for that
morning? It was Sunday and he was going to get to play baseball with Big Apfel
the baseball player p.123 - Give examples of why Peter wasn’t happy
with the baseball game? He wasn’t on Isobel’s team, Big was hitting for both
teams, he didn’t catch a fly ball and threw way over the 1st baseman,
he hit a pop fly and his grandma caught it, his team lost, Big encouraged
Jimmy, but didn’t say anything to him p.127
Chapter 14
- Who’s getting married in Maine and how
does the family feel about it? Peter’s grandma and Sheila’s grandpa; shocked;
they haven’t known each other very long p.137 - Who all came to the wedding? All the
family and everyone from town p.141 - What was the deal Sheila and Peter
made after the wedding? That they’d always hate each other p.146