Vocabulary
What is another word for a section on a train?
a. refrigerator
b. tractor
c. box truck
d. boxcar
d. boxcar
How did Henry win $25?
a. helped Dr. Moore
b. returned a lost dog
c. won the free-for-all race
d. won a pie eating contest
c. won the free-for-all
Who is Watch?
a. the name of the Baker's Wife
b. Benny's teddy bear
c. the dog
d. Violet's clock
c. the dog
When the children went to the dump, what kinds of treasures were the children looking for?
a. plates, cups, and utensils
b. clothing and shoes
c. food and drinks
a. plates, cups, and utensils
What is another word for SICK?
a. ill
b. tired
c. stressed
d. vacation
a. ill
When THE CHILDREN went to Dr. Moore's house, what type of work did they do?
a. cleaning
b. cherry picking
c. gardening
d. organize the garage
b. cherry picking
a. Mr. Alden
b. Henry
c. Dr. Moore
a. Mr. Alden
Why were the children nervous about walking together to Dr. Moore's house to pick cherries?
a. They did not want to get hit by a car.
b. They thought their grandfather might see them.
c. They were afraid someone would break in to their boxcar.
b. They thought their grandfather might see them.
What is a store that sells baked goods?
a. butcher
b. bakery
c. salon
d. department store
b. bakery
What did the children build in the brook?
a. a bath
b. a place to wash clothes
c. a water slide
d. a swimming pool
d. a swimming pool
This person wanted to send Benny to a Children's Home.
a. the backer's wife
b. Mr. Alden
c. Mr. Moore
a. the baker's wife
What discovery did the doctor make while reading the paper?
a. The doctor realized that the richest man in town, J.H. Alden was their grandfater.
b. The doctor realized that the children stole food from the bakery.
c. The doctor realized that the children were living in a beautiful cottage with a flower garden.
a. The doctor realized that the richest man in town, J. H. Alden was their grandfather.
What is a brook?
a. a small stream
b. a waterfall
c. lake
d. creek
a. a small stream
How did Henry work for while while he was in town?
a. a baker
b. a doctor
c. a lawyer
d. a policeman
b. a doctor (Dr. Alden)
Who provided work to Henry?
a. Henry
b. Mr. Alden
c. Dr. Moore
c. Dr. Moore
What did the children think their grandfather was like in the beginning of the book?
a. young, handsome, and kind
b. Old, didn't like their mother, and didn't like them
c. that he had already died
b. old, didn't like their mother, and didn't like them
What is another name for stockings?
a. leggings
b. socks
c. boots
d. pants
b. socks
What is one reason why the children didn't want to stay with their grandfather?
a. He didn't like their mother
b. He lived too far away
c. They didn't like his house
d. He wanted to split them up
a. He didn't like their mother
Who became very ill?
a. the baker's wife
b. Violet
c. Mr. Alden
b. Violet
What did the children realize about their grandfather by the end of the book?
a. that he was young, handsom, and kind
b. that he was very kind, wanted the children to live with him, and is very rich
c. that he is an old, mean man that didn't like them
b. that he was very kind, wanted the children to live with him, and is very rich