Chapters 9-10 -- Pages 98 - 124

1. Garret warned Roy that ________________________.
a) the PTO was going to pay to install cameras on the buses
b) Dana was going to snatch him after seventh period before he could get on the bus
c) Beatrice was going to Miss Hennepin and tell her what Dana was doing on the bus

2. Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentences?

Page 100 - He had quickness and brains on his side, but Dana was big enough to crush him like a grape.

Page 102 - It was amazing how rapidly schools emptied after the final bell, as if someone pulled the plug under a giant whirlpool.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) alliteration

3. Roy didn't try daredevil stunts like most boys his age usually tried because ________________.
a) he feared for his safety
b) he didn't like boys who tried to be show offs
c) he felt it was his solemn duty as an only child to not get hurt

4. When Curly arrived at the construction site he saw ________________.
a) a giant dead turtle on the steps of the construction trailer
b) several goats inside the fence chasing the Rottweilers
c) Officer Delinko in his patrol car phoning in another report of vandalism
d) Kalo chasing the four attack dogs waving his red umbrella

5. What was unusual thing did Curly notice about the cottonmouths?
a) Their mouths were taped close.
b) They had shiny tails.
c) They were striped with florescent paint.

6. The reptile wrangler found ___________ when he came to the construction site the second time.
a) four cottonmouths
b) nothing
c) a giant iguana
d) an alligator

7. Dana caught Roy by ________________ while Roy was sprinting to catch the school bus.
a) hiding in the janitorial closet
b) rigging a trap at the foot of the stairs to stop him
c) having six of his friend surround the exit from the school building
d) hiding in the boys' bathroom

8. ___________ rescued Roy from Dana.
a) Mr. Ryan
b) Garret
c) Miss Hennepin
d) Beatrice

9. Dana was _________________.
a) knocked unconscious by a blow from the broom handle
b) stripped to his underpants and tied to the flagpole
c) stopped by Mr. Ryan and taken to the principal's office

10. Roy and Beatrice took _______________ from Roy's house.
a) barbecue sauce and a science book
b) first aid supplies and hamburger
c) cookies and milk

11. Beatrice's stepmother Lonna ________________ .
a) was upset that Mullet Fingers had run away and was offering an award for information to his whereabouts
b) was afraid her new husband Leon would leave her if Mullet Fingers was around
c) loved wildlife and brought home pet raccoons

12. Beatrice's mother divorced Leon to pursue her own career as __________.
a) a cockatoo trainer at Parrot Jungle
b) a professional golf player
c) a waitress at a tourist attraction in Miami
d) a model of bathing suits

13. What happened to Mullet Fingers?
a) One of the dogs bit him.
b) He was bitten by one of the cottonmouths.
c) He stepped on a rusty piece of metal in the junkyard.

14. The hamburger was for _________________.
a) the cottonmouth snakes
b) the gophers and badgers
c) poisoning the dogs
d) feeding the owls



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