"Dear Mr. Blueberry" has many _________.
a. letters
b. poems
c. plays
d. jokes
letters
100
What is Mr. Blueberry's second reason Arthur cannot be a whale?
a. Whales never get lost.
b. Whales do not go near people.
c. Whales are too big for ponds.
d. Whales never leave oceans.
Whales never get lost.
100
When does Arthur let Emily stroke his head?
a. when she takes him breakfast
b. after she names him Arthur
c. the day she pus salt in the pond
d. after she reads Mr. Blueberry's letter to him
after she reads Mr. Blueberry's letter to him
200
You know Emily lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts because _________.
a. she tells Mr. Blueberry where she lives
b. Mr. Blueberry likes Nantucket
c. all whales live near Nantucket
d. of the postmarks on her letters
of the postmarks on her letters
200
How does Emily feel when Arthur jumps up and spurts water?
a. scared
b. happy
c. surprised
d. nervous
happy
200
When Mr. Blueberry writes that "whales are migratory, he means whales _________.
a. stay in one place
b. cannot travel far
c. travel very far every day
d. travel every once in awhile
travel very far every day
300
Who is Mr. Blueberry?
a. a friend
b. an uncle
c. a neighbor
d. a teacher
a teacher
300
Mr. Blueberry knows a lot about _______.
a. whales
b. ponds
c. Emily's pond
d. Emily's parents
whales
400
What is the first thing that Emily does to help her whale?
a. She feeds him breakfast.
b. She puts salt in the pond.
c. She strokes his head.
d. She tries to make her pond bigger.
She puts salt in the pond.
400
How does Mr. Blueberry try to make Emily feel better after Arthur leaves?
a. He says that she can help whales when she gets older.
b. He tells her that Arthur isn't real anyway.
c. He offers to help her find Arthur.
d. He tells her that Arthur will probably come back.
He says that she can help whales when she gets older.
400
Emily thinks that Arthur left the pond because ________.
a. the water was too hot
b. he was hungry
c. Mr. Blueberry took him away
d. Mr. Blueberry's letter made him migrate
Mr. Blueberry's letter made him migrage
500
Name two things Emily feeds Arthur.
Crushed-up cornflakes, bread crumbs, or a sandwich
500
List two facts about blue whales that are in the story.
Accept any two: live in salt water, know where they are going and do not get lost; eat shrimplike creaturees; are migratory
500
WHy is Emily sure that the whale at the beach is Arthur?
a. He smiles at her.
b. He eats a sandwich.
c. She strokes his head.
d. He waves good-bye.