Part 1
What is the title of the story?
The Egg-Throwing Contest
Who was the only person to miss his egg?
Stan
How did Tony miss his egg?
Rosa had thrown the egg short; Tony made a diving catch, but the egg broke when he hit the ground.
What happened to the egg that Emma caught?
The egg broke.
What was the next event in the party?
Who was Salt's partner?
Emma Branch
What did the con man and the president do with Stan and Pete?
They threw them into the water.
How many pairs were left at the end of this part?
Three
Why did one sailor fall into the water?
He was laughing so hard.
He threw a pie into the con man's face.
Who was Tony's partner?
Rosa
What happened to the next pairs that missed an egg?
They were thrown in the water.
Who was still in the contest?
Old Salt and Emma Branch, and two other teams.
6) What did people start to doing at the dock?
Pushing each other in the water.
8.) The president demonstrated something that was against the rules. What was that?
Pushing someones face into a pie.
What kind of eggs did they use in the contest?
Ostrich eggs
Every time the caught the egg what did they need to do before throwing it again?
Both partners needed to take a big step back.
How many steps apart were the teams when Tony missed his egg?
Who told them to stop?
The president
What happened after Salt threw his pie?
Lots of pies were thrown.
What is the differene between chicken eggs and Ostrich eggs?
Ostrich eggs are very large.
Who was in charge of the game?
Why were people dripping wet and yelling and shouting?
They were wet because they were thrown in the water if they broke their egg. They were cheering the other teams on.
What did the winning pair of old sailors get as prizes?
A live, full-sized ostrich each.
What happened to the president at teh end of this part/
He was thrown into the water.