Chapters XIV and XV
Pages 50 - 59

1. Why is Chapter XIV named "The Pain and the Blood and the Gore"?
a) The title describes how Alan was feeling when he tried to tell his mother about the bet.
b) The title describes the butcher's shop.
c) The title describes the way Billy was feeling during his nightmare.
d) The title was from a comic book Billy was reading.

2. Billy dreamed he was ____________.
a) helping the butcher move the crowd of middle-aged women out of his shop
b) eating snake-sized worms in Longchamps Restaurant
c) walking up Times Square trying to get people to buy worms for their lunches
d) in the Brazilian jungle fighting a giant python-sized worm

3. After waking up from the nightmare, ____________.
a) Billy had a terrible headache
b) Billy fell out of bed and hit his elbow
c) Billy's stomach hurt

4. AT 3:15 A.M. Billy __________________.
a) woke his parents
b) looked for medicine
c) got a glass of milk to settle his stomach
d) telephoned Joe

5. Billy's mother's reaction to him eating worms was ________________, while his father's reaction was ____________.
a) frightened, terrified
b) panicky, calm
c) calm, petrified

6. Billy's father told Billy to _____________.
a) go back to bed
b) eat some crackers
c) climb into their bed so he could keep and eye on him
d) drink a glass of warm water

7. Billy's mother wanted her husband to __________________.
a) take Billy to the hospital
b) call Dr. McGrath
c) help Billy get back to sleep

8. Billy's father had once eaten ____________.
a) a live goldfish
b) a live beetle
c) a live crayfish
d) chocolate covered ants

9. As Billy was falling asleep, _____________.
a) he heard his father reading from the medical encyclopedia
b) he heard his father telephoning Dr. McGrath
c) he heard his father call the poison control

10. Billy woke up to the sound of ____________.
a) his sister singing
b) Alan and Joe pounding on the door
c) his mother saying breakfast was ready
d) Dr. McGrath making a house call

11. From the events that took place in Chapter XV, one could conclude ________________.
a) that Billy would be fine after eating five worms
b) eating worms is harmful
c) Billy would need to go to the doctor

12. What helps Billy overcome his stomach ache?
a) drinking warm milk
b) being reassured that eating worms isn't harmful
c) taking medicine
d) a warm cozy bed



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