Characters
& Setting
Beginning
& Problem
Middle
Ending
Solution
100

What is Arnie?

A doughnut.

100

Why did Mr. Bing buy Arnie?

To eat him.

100

How often does Mr. Bing eat a doughnut?

Every day.

100

What happened when Arnie told Mr. Bing to "go ahead" and eat him.

Mr. Bing said he wasn't going to eat him. "I just wouldn't feel right about it now", he said.

100

When they couldn't agree on anything for Arnie to do, Mr. Bing suggested that Arnie:

A. Live in the back yard.

B. Find another home.

B. Find another home.

200

Where was Arnie made?

At The Downtown Bakery.

200

What was Arnie placed in for the car ride home?

A paper bag.

200

How did Arnie feel after Mr. Bing told him that he eats doughnuts.

A. sick

B. frightened 

C. Angry

D. All of the above.

D. All of the above.

Arnie felt sick, frightened, and angry.

200

What did Arnie and Mr. Bing do to try to figure out what to do?

They each made a list of things Arnie could do instead of being eaten.

200

How did Arnie and Mr. Bing feel when Arnie left to find a new home?

A. Mr. Bing was sad, and Arnie was happy.

B. Mr. Bing was happy, and Arnie was sad.

C. Both Mr. Bing and Arnie were happy.

D. Both Mr. Bing and Arnie were sad.

D. Both Mr. Bing and Arnie were sad.

300

Who bought Arnie?

Mr. Bing.

300

Arnie didn't know that doughnuts were made to be ___________.

Eaten.

300

What was Arnie's plan to escape being eaten?  He was going to...

A. sing a song.

B. make a run for it!

C. call the ambulance.

B. He was going to "make a run for it"!

300

Name one thing Arnie put on his list of things he could do instead of being eaten.

Be a ballroom dance partner, a personal fitness trainer, a portrait painter, a party entertainer (singer), a chauffer, or a body guard.

300

What job did they both agree on in the end?

Mr. Bing asked Arnie if he would be his doughnut dog and Arnie said "I would love to be your doughnut-dog!".

400

Where did Mr. Bing take Arnie?

To Mr. Bing's house.

400

How did Arnie feel when he found out Mr. Bing was going to eat him?

Arnie was shocked!

400

Did the baker think Arnie already knew that doughnuts were made to be eaten?

A. yes

B. no

A. yes, the baker thought Arnie knew that he made the doughnuts to be eaten.

400

Name one thing that Mr. Bing put on his list of things he could do with Arnie instead of eating him.

He could use Arnie as a pin cushion, an air freshener for his car, a picture frame, a bowling ball, a paper weight, or a door stop.

400

What gave Mr. Bing the new idea to ask Arnie to be his doughnut dog?

The "No Dogs Allowed" sign.

500

What kind of doughnut was Arnie?

Chocolate covered with candy sprinkles.

500

What did Arnie do to try to save his bakery friends from being eaten?

He called them at the bakery to warn them.

500

What did the other doughnuts say when the baker asked them, "Do you doughnuts know that you're going to be eaten?"

A. "Oh no!" and "Let's get out of here!"

B. "Yes, we know!" and "We're delicious!"

B. "Yes, we know!" and "We're delicious!"

500

Why didn't they pick one of the jobs from the lists?

They couldn't agree on anything for Arnie to do.

500

How did Mr. Bing and Arnie feel about each other in the end?

They were inseparable and best friends.