Characters
Plot
The Bet
Important Events
Problems & Solutions
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Who are the four main characters?

Joe, Alan, Billy, Tom

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After Billy ate the 5th worm, what happened that night?

He had nightmares about worms.

100

How did Billy's mom prepare the 11th worm?

She buried in inside an ice cream cake.

100

How does Alan and Joe try to trick Billy with the 9th worm?

They glued two worms together.

100

What does Billy do to eat the first worm?

Covered it with ketchup, mustard, and horseradish

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What did Billy plan to do with the money if he won the bet?

Buy a minibike

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What did Billy do before eating the first worm?

Exercised
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How did they prepare the first worm?

They boiled it.

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Alan tried to trick Billy on the last worm by?

Making beans look like a worm

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When Billy tried to get Tom to eat a worm, what did Tom do?

Refused to eat it and ran away

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How did Billy act after eating his first worm?

He ran around, flapping his arms, acting crazy

300

What did Alan and Joe do to keep Billy from eating the 13th worm?

Feed him at the ball game

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What did Alan and Joe keep doing while Billy ate the 4th worm?

They kept whispering.

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To find the first worm, where did Alan and Joe dig?

In the manure pile

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What does Tom tell Billy to think about when eating the 3rd worm?

To think about Fish, Fish, Fish!

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Why did Tom have to stay home after dinner?

He wouldn't eat his salmon casserole.

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What did Billy and Tom fantasize about doing with the minibike?

Ride it through the church and school.

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What did the dictionary say a night crawler was?

An earthworm that sits in dirt at night

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When Billy told his parents about eating worms, what did Billy's mother want his dad to do?

Call the doctor

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What did Alan and Joe do to worry Billy about eating worms?

Saying that Joe's mother was upset and fainted

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Why did Billy wake his parents up in the middle of the night?

His stomach hurt.

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To eat the 5th worm, Billy did what?

Ripped it apart with his hands

500

Why was Alan worried about Billy winning the bet?

He knows his father will be angry about the money.

500

Why did Alan and Joe have to apologize to the neighbors?

Tom had woken them up with a siren.

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What did Alan do to make sure Billy at the first worm?

He checked his mouth to see if it was all gone.