Billy knew the worm was made from beans _________________.

1.   ?    when he burped
2.   ?    when Tom told him
3.   ?    when Alan and Joe began laughing
4.   ?    when he heard Joe telling Alan that the trick had worked

When Billy began to eat the fifteenth worm, Alan ______________.

1.   ?    threw dirt on the worm
2.   ?    jerked the worm out of his hands
3.   ?    locked him in the closet
4.   ?    hit him in the stomach

When Joe told Alan that Billy's parents would hear him, Alan ___________.

1.   ?    taped his mouth shut
2.   ?    tied up his hands and feet
3.   ?    gagged him
4.   ?    decided to move him to the cistern

_____________ kept Alan from getting the planks off the opening.

1.   ?    Mr. Forrester
2.   ?    Old rusty nails
3.   ?    Tom
4.   ?    Cement

When Billy was released _____________ prevented him from eating the fifteenth worm.

1.   ?    his mother
2.   ?    his dad
3.   ?    Tom
4.   ?    Alan and Joe

Chapter XXXVIII was named $%//!?Blip*/&! because _______________.

1.   ?    Billy's dad was angry
2.   ?    Billy was angry and probably saying things he shouldn't be saying
3.   ?    Alan and Joe were celebrating winning the bet
4.   ?    Tom was mad

Billy got the fifteenth worm when _______________.

1.   ?    his mother brought him his dinner
2.   ?    Billy's dad allowed Tom to visit him
3.   ?    Pete threw it up to him in an Easter basket

_______ won the bet.

1.   ?    Billy
2.   ?    Alan
3.   ?    Tom
4.   ?    Joe

Alan earned $50 by _________________.

1.   ?    doing odd jobs for the neighbors
2.   ?    working at the store
3.   ?    selling his baseball card collection
4.   ?    mowing lawns

Which statement about the story contains a cause-effect relationship?

1.   ?    Since Billy was sent to his room, Pete had to get him a worm through the window.
2.   ?    Tom wished Billy would bring something for lunch he could trade.
3.   ?    Billy leaned the minibike against a tree and started down the path through the path in the woods.
4.   ?    Billy thinks he is hooked on worms.

Based on the story, it is likely that in the future _____________.

1.   ?    Dr. McGarth will tell Billy's mother that Billy should stop eating worms
2.   ?    Billy will get tired of riding the minibike
3.   ?    Alan will stay angry with Bill and Tom
4.   ?    the boys will not take bets on anything