Inferences
Predict what is actually in enemy pie?
What is actual pie (fruit, crust, nothing bad, etc.).
Jeremy Ross moving into town caused the main character to create what?
What is an enemy list.
Give me one detail about why the main characters summer was "ruined".
What is Jeremy Ross moved in next door to the main characters best friend Stanley.
What is Jeremy Ross struck out then teased and laughed at the main character.
What is Jeremy Ross had a trampoline party and invited Stanley and not the main character.
What problem is the main character facing in the story?
What is Jeremy Ross is not kind to him.
What is Jeremy Ross seems to be bullying him.
What is Jeremy Ross is friends with the main characters best friend, but not him.
Give at least 2 character traits of the main character.
What is quick to judge (at the beginning), friendly, forgiving, fun, playful, and nice.
Because the main character invites Jeremy Ross to spend the day with him creates what effect?
What is they become friends.
Who was on the main characters enemy list?
What is Jeremy Ross only.
Predict the relationship that you think that the main character and Jeremy Ross have now?
What is they are now friends.
Because Dad ate half the pie, what became clear to the boys?
What is the enemy pie was safe to eat.
Give me one detail about what Jeremy Ross and the main character did together that led to their friendship.
What is they made water balloons and threw them at the girls.
What is they played with Jeremy's boomerang.
What is the main character allowed Jeremy into his tree house where they played games together.
What is they ate both their favorite food, macaroni and cheese, together and shared pie at the end.
What is the solution to the problem in the story?
What is the boys spend all day playing and eating (including macaroni and cheese and enemy pie) which leads them to becoming friends.
Give me at least 2 character traits of Jeremy Ross.
What is at the beginning of the story, he is unkind, rude, and kind of a bully.
What is by the end of the story, we know that Jeremy is actually kind, fun, friendly, and cheerful.
The main characters best summer was ruined because what happened?
What is Jeremy Ross moved into town.
Why did Dad know how to make Enemy Pie?
What is when he was a kid, he had enemies too.
Infer why the pie was called "Enemy" pie?
What is pie that you feed to your "enemy" once you have become friends.
Jeremy Ross striking out the main character in baseball caused Jeremy Ross to do what that made the main character mad?
What is laugh at him and tease him.
What is the main idea of the whole story?
What is you need to get know someone to become with friends them and before you judge them.
What is the theme of the story?
What is friendship.
What is not judging someone before you spend time with and get to know them.
Describe Dad and what he is like.
What is Dad is kind, helpful, and knowledgeable, and uses enemy pie to help his son learn that getting to know someone first is important before you decide who they are or if they are enemies. You may just end up becoming best friends!