Characters
Plot: Ch. 1 - 17
Plot: Ch. 18-40
100
He is the main character. He has to eat the worms.
Who is Billy?
100
What did Tom refuse to eat which resulted him from being grounded? (This is how the whole thing got started!)
What is tuna casserole?
100
How did Joe and Alan cheat on the ninth worm?
They glued to worms together and tried to pass it off as one.
200
Who challenges Billy to the bet? He has to pay $50 if he loses.
Who is Alan?
200
What was Tom's advice when Billy confessed he just did not like THINKING about the worms he was eating.
Tom suggested that he think of them not as worms, but as "fish" instead.
200
How did Joe and Alan's scheme on the tenth and eleventh worms end up backfiring on them?
They told Mrs. Forrester about the bet hoping she would make Billy quit, but instead she cooked the worms into delicious recipes for Billy.
300
He is on Alan's team. He is very smart, creative, and devious.
Who is Joe?
300
Give an example of another dare in which Billy refused to give up.
He spent the night outside in an igloo in the freezing cold. or He ran up and down main street in multiple layers of clothes including a ski coat when it was very hot outside.
300
What did Alan and Joe do on the twelfth worm that resulted in Billy and Tom waking up the entire neighborhood?
They took him to a baseball game and fed him junk food hoping that he would fall asleep and forget all about his worm for the day.
400
Who is on Billy's team? He is the one who told Billy to think of the worms as "fish".
Who is Tom?
400
What was the first scheme Alan and Joe tried in an effort to get Billy to give up?
Joe told an elaborate story about his family getting all upset when they heard someone was eating a worm and tried to get Billy to think it was very dangerous.
400
What did Mrs. Forrester receive in the mail? Describe it.
She received a letter that was supposedly written by Dr. Mcgrath saying that eating worms was extremely harmful and she should really make Billy stop.
500
She was recruited to help referee the bet. She ended up making the worms even more delicious.
Who is Mrs. Forrester?
500
What did Billy's father say about eating worms when Billy woke him up at 3:15 in the morning saying that he had a stomachache?
He said eating worms was perfectly safe and there was no reason to call the doctor.
500
What did Alan try to do on the 15th worm? He stopped him? Who brought Billy the 15th worm and how did he bring it to him?
Alan locked Billy in a barn closet, he wanted to trap him in the cistern, and Billy's dad stopped it and sent Billy to his room. Then Pete brought him the fifteenth worm in a basket and gave it to him through the open window.