Chapter 1-5
Chapter 6-9
Chapter 10-15
Mold
Character Traits
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What do most people call Phineas?

Mac

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What did Mac tell his class at Share and Stare?

He told them about the frog in the toilet.

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What was one of the reasons Mac thought Ben was not excited about people liking his speech?

Kids would think he wanted to marry Aretha.

Put a dent in his tv watching.

For some reason he didn't want his dad to come visit.

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What is mold?
a fungus
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What are two physical traits of Mac?
Answers will vary (freckles, glasses, red hair, etc...)
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Why does Mac think it is a bad idea for Ben to run for class president?

Answers will vary (he is unorganized, he says stuff that makes people mad, no one will want an artistic genius like Ben for president, he doesn't care about anything like school spirit, he only cares about drawing comics)

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What are Ben's ideas for class presidency?

Snack time and longer recess.

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What does Mac think is the most interesting thing in the universe?

mold

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What is mold not?
a plant or an animal
200
What is one personality trait of Mac?
Answers will vary
300

How does Ben communicate?

Through his comics he creates.

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Who does Mac suggest to be Ben's running mate for class presidency?

Aretha

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What do you have if you take comic-book drawing away from Ben?

a person watching TV in their pajamas

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How does mold spread?
sending out spores
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What is proof from the novel that Ben is artistic?
Answers will vary (he draws comics)
400

Who are all the candidates running for class president?

Ben, Stacey, Chester, and Roland

400

What materials are needed to make penicillin?

Lemon, milk carton, dust

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Why did Mrs. Patino say no to Mac's mold museum?

She believed it was a health hazard.

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What "stuff" does mold like a lot?
wet stuff
400
What is proof from the novel that Mac is untruthful?
Answers will vary (he lied to Ben about what will happen if he becomes class president)
500

What point of view is the story told?

Who is telling the story?

First Person

Mac

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Where did Sarah take Mac to get his worms back?

The goodwill

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What did Sarah do for Mac?

Turned his room into a mold museum.

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What does mold look a lot like under a microscope?
spaghetti
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What is a personality trait of Aretha?

Answers will vary

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