Characters
Any relevant answer
Floyd likes to sit and think next to a/an
a) pond
b) ocean
c) river
c) river
What does Floyd's teacher Ms. Johnson announce?
What feelings is the best match for how Floyd feels about Monica at the beginning of the story?
a) excited
b) jealous
c) perplexed
B) jealous
Which character is really good at science, basketball, and wrestling?
Monica
The river is Floyd's refuge. That means that
a) Floyd feels safe and calm there
b) Floyd lives there
c) Floyd is afraid to be there by himself
A) Floyd feels safe and calm there
Who pushes Floyd down while he's drawing at the river?
Monica
How does Oliver feel about Monica being in their Science Fair group?
a) excited because he likes spending time with her
b) excited because she's a good student so they will probably get a good grade
d) frustrated because he doesn't like working with her
b) excited because she's a good student so they will probably get a good grade
Who is Oliver?
a) the main character
b) one of the men who brought the snakes
c) Floyd's friend
C
The men that Floyd and Monica overhear leave what next to a shed?
Boxes
What does Floyd see that makes him tell Monica to run?
Snakes in the box
How does Monica feel about the men they overhear?
a) she wants them to succeed with their hotel project
b) she loves spending time at the river so she doesn't want their project to succeed
c) she wants to stop them because the project is bad for the river and saving it would be a great science fair project
c) she wants to stop them ...
Which character train does Floyd have?
a) Patience
b) Diligence
c) Courage
Courage
What is inside the mysterious boxes?
Snakes
Why is Oliver upset about the snakes at the river?
They will eat the frogs
Compare and contrast how Oliver feels about frogs vs. snakes.
Why doesn't Floyd like Monica?
Any relevant answer, e.g., he thinks she is a goody goody, he thinks she is a showoff, he is jealous that she is so good at sports, he was embarrassed when she beat him at wrestling
Why is Floyd upset that the men are planning to build a hotel where the river is.
The nature around the river will disappear because of the construction and the parking lot.
Why did the men release the snakes?
Because the frogs are endangered and would keep them from building the hotel, so they want the snakes to eat them so the inspectors don't know that they live in the river.
How do you think Floyd's feelings about Monica might change as they work together to try to stop the hotel project?