Chapters VIII, IX, and X
Pages 30 - 41

1. The third worm was _______________.
a) fried
b) boiled
c) mashed
d) stewed

2. Tom told Billy to think _____________.
a) the look on Alan's face when he won the bet
b) about the minibike
c) happy thoughts
d) fish

3. What is the rhyming pattern of the chant Tom made up?

Clam, flounder, tuna, sucker.
Look out here we come, old Mrs. Tucker.
Lobster, black bass, oyster stew.
There goes New Orleans, here come Peru.
a) A A A A
b) A B A B
c) A A A C
d) A A B B

4. What prediction can you make from Chapter 9 "The Plotters"?
a) Alan and Joe are planning a way to keep Billy from eating worm 4.
b) Alan and Joe are not planning on giving Billy the money even if he wins the bet.
c) Alan thinks Billy will lose the bet because he told Tom the thought of eating worms makes his stomach hurt.

5. Alan and Joe acted like ______________.
a) they didn't care what happened to Billy
b) Billy was about to keel over as he ate the worm
c) they were giving up on Alan winning the bet
d) they were mad at Billy

6. What scheme did Alan and Joe try to use to keep Billy from eating the fourth worm?
a) Joe told Billy that his father said that he once had a friend that ate worms and how he had died.
b) Joe told Billy this story about how his mother fainted when she thought Joe was eating worms.
c) Joe told Billy that his cousin Lucy was grounded for eating worms.

7. Billy would have believed Joe's story if ____________.
a) he had not remembered that Joe told a similar story before when he was trying to get out of trouble for not doing his homework
b) Janie had not come by and told Billy it was all a fib
c) Joe and Alan had not laughed while Joe was trying to tell it

8. What did Joe and Alan do that let Tom know they were making up this story?

a) sneezing to cover up laughing
b) whispering about what a good trick this was
c) acting like they were up to something by not looking at Billy

9. Joe told Alan ___________.
a) Billy didn't believe the tall tale
b) Billy looked worried
c) Tom believed them and he would convince Billy

10. Which of these sentences from Chapter X states an opinion?
a) You laughed when he yelled at you the first time.
b) For old time's sake, Joe, because we were all once in kindergarten together.
c) Well, will you apologize for insulting my mother?
d) But now he's really worried.

11. Why is this book best described as a work of fiction?
a) The author is telling a true story about his childhood.
b) The story is from the author's imagination.
c) The book is a drama told in the form of a skit.

12. How many more worms must Billy eat to win the bet?
a) 4
b) 11
c) 9
d) 2



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1. (a)
2. (d)
3. (d)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (c)
8. (a)
9. (b)
10. (d)
11. (b)
12. (b)