Joe and Alan's next way of tricking Billy was to _______________.

1.   ?    pick a fight with Billy so his mother would no longer allow him to continue with the bet
2.   ?    take him to a ballgame and stuff him with junk food so he wouldn't remember the bet
3.   ?    tell Billy they placed a worm on the hamburger he had eaten during the game

Why is Chapter XXIII titled "Admirals Nagumo and Kusaka on the Bridge of the Akaiga, December 6, 1941"?

1.   ?    In Chapter XXIII the boys play a game in which they are fighting in World War II.
2.   ?    In Chapter XXIII Joe and Alan fight with Tom and Billy in a real battle.
3.   ?    In Chapter XXIII Joe and Alan plan their next "mission" to keep Billy from winning the bet.

Tom didn't go to the baseball game because _________.

1.   ?    Joe and Alan did not want him to remind Billy about the bet
2.   ?    he was sick
3.   ?    his grandmother died

The twelfth worm was eaten _____________.

1.   ?    mixed with Cracker Jacks
2.   ?    curled on a hamburger
3.   ?    with a bunch of fries
4.   ?    in a toasted cheese and worm sandwich

Billy's mother caught Tom ______________.

1.   ?    hiding Billy's worm
2.   ?    talking about eating the chocolate pudding
3.   ?    sneaking chocolate ice cream from the freezer
4.   ?    taking cheese from the fridge

Tom's cousin was named ____________.

1.   ?    Jolly Roger
2.   ?    Candy Cane
3.   ?    Columbus Ohio
4.   ?    Mickey Mouse

Alan thought he won the bet because ____________.

1.   ?    even if Billy woke up he could not find a worm in the dark
2.   ?    it was after midnight when they got home from the Mets game
3.   ?    Billy was too full to eat anything else
4.   ?    Billy's mother would not allow him outside so late at night

Tom was _______________.

1.   ?    not allowed to go outside so late at night
2.   ?    nowhere to be found
3.   ?    at his grandmother's house
4.   ?    camping outside in a pup tent

Before Billy could eat the worm Tom stopped him because __________.

1.   ?    the worm was raw and needed to be cooked
2.   ?    he needed Alan and Joe to witness him eating the worm
3.   ?    the worm was covered with dirt

What is the main conflict in this story?

1.   ?    Billy was angry with Alan and Joe for not asking Tom to go to the ballgame.
2.   ?    Alan and Joe were mean to Tom by not asking him to go to the Mets game.
3.   ?    Alan and Joe try to trick Billy into losing the bet.
4.   ?    Billy's mother was opposed to Billy following through with the bet.

You should do it where Alan and Joe can see you. Pete, run and get your siren out of the garage.

This passage implies ________________.

1.   ?    Tom will call Alan and Joe with the siren
2.   ?    there is a fire and Tom must sound the alarm
3.   ?    Pete will use the siren to wake up Billy's mother