Cricket in Times Square Study Guide
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to answer the question entirely.
· What did Chester take when he left?
· What song did Chester first play for Mama Bellini?
· Who sounded the fire alarm?
· Name the magazine Mr Smedley bought on the last Sunday of the month.
· Tell where Mario found Chester.
· What did Tucker Mouse use for a pillow?
· What story did Sai Fong tell Mario?
· How did the fire in the newsstand get started?
· Where did Mario find Chester?
· Sai Fong gave Mario what to feed Chester?
· What did Mario have to do in order to repay the money Chester ate?
· How did Mario know that Chester was gone?
· What did Tucker, Harry and Chester eat at the dinner party?
ESSAY: How did Tucker mouse learn “economicness”? Why did he think this was so important?
ESSAY: Why do you think Mama Bellini didn’t like Chester? Why did she feel different after he started singing opera?
Soup for President Study Guide:
Complete each of the following questions below.
1. Who is the narrator of the story?
2. What type of medication did Miss Boland use to soothe Ally’s ankle? Why are all the students so opposed to this medicine?
3. In November of 1936, the adult voters were going to elect a new ______________to office.
4. Explain what Miss Boland was encouraging the school board to buy for the class. Do you this was necessary for the class?
5. What did Calvin Coolidge have in common with Miss Kelly’s class?
6. Describe Janie Riker and her behavior.
7. Who is Miss Boland? What does she do that lets the reader know that she is different than most others in her same profession/job?
8. Describe what Soup did with the red paint.
9. What is the relationship between Norma Jean Bissell and Rob?
10. In a few sentences, tell about the incident involving Rob and Norma Jean’s note.
11. Name and give a brief description of each the characters that ran for election in Soup’s class.
12. What did Calvin Coolidge have in common with Miss Kelly’s class?
13. Using complete sentences describe how Soup and Rob ended up inside a tire. How did they manage to get out?
14. Why did Soup and Rob go to the barber shop? Using full sentences, describe what happened at the barber shop with Soup and Rob.
15. Who is Butinski? Describe where the boys were and what occurred when Butinski met up with Soup and Rob.
16. Name five main characters in this novel.
17. How did Rob pick the song that he sang to Norma Jean?
Shakespeare’s Secret
STUDY GUIDE
Answer each of the questions on a separate sheet of paper. Most questions have more than one part so make sure you answer the entire question.
· In which narrative voice is Shakespeare’s Secret written? First ,Second, Third, Choral
· What are the three settings in Shakespeare’s Secret? Which setting do you think is the most important and why?
· What is the author’s purpose in writing Shakespeare’s Secret?
· Explain why is Hero nervous about changing schools?
· In one or two complete sentences describe what happens to Hero on her first day of school?
· How does this affect Hero?
· What is Mrs. Roth’s relationship with the Murphys?
· In what way or ways is Shakespeare important to Hero’s family?
· Who is Danny’s father and why does he want the missing item returned?
· What is the connection between Edward De Vere and the Murphys?
· Describe Hero’s relationship with Danny.
· In what ways do Danny and Hero help each other?
· Describe how and where Hero and Danny find the missing item.
· Describe what Danny and Mrs. Roth discover when the item is returned?
· Tell what Danny does when they find the item. By reflecting on the story tell why Danny made this difficult choice?
· Why is the item missing?
· Describe Mrs. Roth and tell how she moves the plot forward?
· What qualities does Hero envy about Beatrice?
· What is the main theme of Shakespeare’s Secret?
· Who are the six main characters in Shakespeare’s Secret?
· What is the rising action in a story? What purpose does it serve in the story?
· Describe what Hero finds out about Edward De Vere and Shakespeare?
· Mr. Murphy decided to make the choice to fake a theft. Explain why he did this and tell if you think it was a good choice at the time.
· Explain what each of the main characters hope to find. List each character and tell why he or she wants to find it?
Essay: Describe how Hero changes throughout the book. What does she realize about herself through her experiences and how does this self awareness resolve the theme of the book?
The Case of the Missing Cutthroats Study Guide
This is a guide to help you study for your test. If a question asks you to “explain” your answer will be several sentences.
· What would be another good title for this book? Explain your choice.
· Where did Spinner and her parents live?
· Why was Spinner the only member of her family to hook the trophy fish even though others were fishing nearby?
· Name the main characters of the novel.
· What happened to the Grizzly Bear that threatened Spinner? Do you think the ranger made the correct choice? Tell why or why not.
· Al referred to Spinner as "City Mouse" throughout the story. Explain why you think he gave her this nickname.
· What obstacles did Spinner have to overcome in order to get Al the help he needed for his injury?
· Spinner's passion, or the activity, she enjoyed most at the beginning of the story is _____________.
· Tell how Spinner's attitude or personality changed toward the outdoors and fishing throughout the story.
· Explain how this extraordinary fish (the cutthroat) got to Snake River.
· How did the main character, Spinner get that name? Why?
· Explain why the book is titled, The Case of the Missing Cutthroats.
· Why was it such a surprise that Spinner caught a Cutthroat?
· Explain how Al broke his leg.
· Why did Spinner insist that she and Maude go back to Desperation Creek?
Holes Vocabulary List
Chapter 1 through 6
Forbidden-3 desolate-11 scarcity- 21 souvenir- 25
Chapters 7-13
canteen(s)-27 defective- 27 obvious(ly)- 53 society- 56
Chapters 14- 20
haze-65 mutter(ed)-86 recede-91 shrill-91
Chapters21-27
writher(ing)-99 gasp-105 grotesque- 105
Chapter 28-34
barren-127 refuge-142
Chapter 35-41
Altitude-167 weary- 168 comprehend- 175
Chapter 42-50
Sundial-185 abrupt(ly)-195 suppress-205 tedious-230 caviar-232
Shakespeare’s Secret
Section One: Chapter 1 and 2
Inconclusive-7 trill-13 Inevitably-9 anecdote-15
Section Two: Chapters 3 and 4
obliged-22 oblivious-29 linoleum-23
Section Three: Chapters 5 and 6
pseudonym-46 parched-55 psychic-52 quarrel-56
Section Four: Chapters 7 and 8
enlighten(ed)-59 notoriously-69 absurd(ly)-59
Section Five: Chapter 9 and 10
intervals- 71 belligerently-80 literary- 75 winced-85
Chapters 11 and 12:
flinch(ed)-93 suspend(ed)-104
Chapters 13 and 14:
pensive(ly)-111 vague(ly)-117
Chapters 15 and 16
jubilant- 125 hoax-125 interminably- 132
Chapters 17 and 18
typical- 141 resurgence- 146
Chapters 19 and 20
theorists- 154 uncivil- 165 vandalism- 168
Chapters 21 and 22
compensation- 176 metaphor-184
Chapters 23 and 24
subside(d)- 185 endowment-190
Chapters 25 and 26
hiss(ed)-208
Chapters 27, 28 and 29
frantic- 213 simultaneously- 227
Chapter 30 and 31
oblivious-229 crumple(d)-234
Cricket in Times Square
Chapters 1 and 2
bustle-2. niche-6. peculiar-14. scorn(fully)-14
Chapters 3 and 4
scrounge(ing)- 16. liverwurst-19. loom(ing)-25. stutter(ed)-30
Chapters 5 and 6
peer(ing)-33. instinct-37. abrupt-39. emphasize-42
Chapters 7 and 8
burrow(ed)-52 crouch(ed)-58 fate-62 smuggle(d)
Chapters 9 and 10
Murmur-67 deduction-73
Find at least TWO more words that you found in these chapters that are interesting or unfamiliar: complete a vocabulary map for those words.
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Chapters 11 and 12
Jinx- 89 disgrace-92 composition(s)-97 triumphant-104
Find at least ONE more word that you found in these chapters that is interesting or unfamiliar: complete a vocabulary map for that word.
_________???
Chapters 13 and 14
remarkable-109 entomologist-115 gesture-119 commuter(s)-120
Chapter 15
Find at least THREE words that you found in these chapters that are interesting or unfamiliar: complete a vocabulary map for those words.
_________??? ____________________??? ______________________???
The Case of the Missing Cutthroats
Chapters 1 and 2
alabaster- 3 promptly- 10 contempt-11. ecological-24.
Find at least TWO more words that you found in these chapters that are interesting or unfamiliar complete a vocabulary map for those words.
_________??? ____________________???
Chapters 3 and 4
aghast-32. muse(d)-35. ritual- 38 mere-41. ozone-65.
Find at least TWO more words that you found in these chapters that are interesting or unfamiliar complete a vocabulary map for those words.
_________??? ____________________???
Chapters 5 and 6
spawn-85. presume-90. distress-104. ease-106.
Find at least TWO more words that you found in these chapters that are interesting or unfamiliar complete a vocabulary map for those words.
_________??? ____________________???
Chapter 7 and 8
endure-112. murky-116. midge-123. algae-126. wade(d)-128
Find at least TWO more words that you found in these chapters that are interesting or unfamiliar complete a vocabulary map for those words.
_________??? ____________________???
Chapter 9
expedition-134. cascade-135. . mere-139. bewilder(ment)-141
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Vocabulary List
Chapters 1 and 2
commercial-6 pastime(s)-10 shriek(ed)-17 babbl(ing)- 19
Chapters 3&4
apricot(s)- 24 solve-25 inspect(ing)-36
Chapters 5&6
Insult-42 complain-45 fang(s)-60 loafer(s)-65
Chapters 7 &8
Committee-70 chicken pox-75 lobby-84 practically-95
Chapters 9&10
Usher(s)-101 omelet-103 wail(ed)-113 gulp-112 dreary- 118
