Question 1

When Alex first tells Nathan that someone is watching them, Nathan —

Accepted Answer

thinks Alex is worrying for no reason

Answer

wishes their father would try to calm Alex

Answer

wants Alex to find their father

Answer

believes that Alex saw an office worker

Question 2

Which sentence shows how the brothers feel when their father explains what they really saw in the hallway?

Accepted Answer

Nathan’s mouth formed a grin, and then Alex started to laugh.

Answer

The brothers tried to get through the doorway at the same time and ended up in a tangled heap on the floor.

Answer

It was bad enough to have an older brother who sometimes made fun of him.

Answer

Nathan and Alex started talking at the same time.

Question 3

Jen’s actions at school suggest that she —

Accepted Answer

cares about what people think of her

Answer

has only a few friends in her class

Answer

does not like searching for information

Answer

is shy around people she does not know well

Question 4

In paragraph 3, what is the most likely reason Joey whispers?

Accepted Answer

He wants Jen to think epidermis means something shocking.

Answer

He wants to make sure Jen understands him.

Answer

He does not want the bus driver to hear what he says.

Answer

He does not want others to notice Jen’s epidermis.

Question 5

By the end of the story, what can the reader conclude about Joey and Jen’s relationship?

Accepted Answer

They enjoy playing jokes on each other.

Answer

They share many common interests.

Answer

They spend little time together.

Answer

They often fight with each other.

Question 6

Jen covers herself up before coming into the dining room most likely because she wants to —

Accepted Answer

show Joey that she now knows the meaning of epidermis

Answer

stop thinking about whether her skin is showing

Answer

find out whether Joey knows the meaning of epidermis

Answer

help Joey understand how his comment made her feel at school

Question 7

The caterpillar’s actions while building its cocoon support the idea that it is —

Accepted Answer

unconcerned about what the ant and the bee think about its house

Answer

confused by the questions the ant and the bee are asking

Answer

too impatient to argue with the ant and the bee

Answer

afraid to show the ant and the bee the best way to make a house

Question 8

Which sentence does the author use to suggest that the caterpillar has experienced an important change?

Accepted Answer

Many days and nights passed, and at last what had once been the caterpillar began to stir and wake.

Answer

At last the veil grew so thick that you could only guess that the caterpillar  might still be at work inside.

Answer

Up and down the caterpillar’s head moved, weaving and weaving.

Answer

But the caterpillar did not die.

Related quizzes