Susan
Peter
Mr. Smith
Support Characters
Vocabulary
100

What instrument does Susan play?

What is a piccolo.

100

What made Peter go along with the plan to reveal Mr. Smith as being an alien?

What is a game? 


100

What is Mr. Smith’s alien name?

What is Broxholm?

100

What is the name of a band teacher?

What is Mr. Bamwick

100

What is the meaning of the word maliciously?

The meaning of    maliciously is in a way that aims to hurt or harm.

200

What does Ms. Schwartz do each year, making her Susan’s favorite teacher?

What is a 6th grade play?

200

What is Peter’s favorite literary genre?

What is Science Fiction?

200

What forces Mr. Smith to remove his mask?

The band and Susan play the Stars and Stripes song.

200

Where was Ms. Schwartz for most of the book?

Ms. Schwartz was in a force field for most of the book. 

200

What is the meaning of the word sullenly?

The meaning of sullenly is done in a sulky, gloomy way.

300

What job did Susan give Duncan  at Mr. Smith’s house?

What is a lookout?

300

How did Peter protect Duncan from the aliens?

What is hide him at his house?

300

When Susan pretends to faint in class, what does she do to Mr. Smith’s ear?

Susan tries to pull his ear off.

300

Stacy and Mike’s behavior changed from the beginning of the book to the end. What was the change?

They were the best behaved to the worst behaved.

300

What is the meaning of the word grudgingly?

The meaning of the word grudgingly is done in a reluctant resentful way.

400

What does Susan want to become when she grows up at the end of the book?

What is a scientist?

400

Susan chose Peter to help her because …

Peter was the only one who would believe her.

400

Why did Mr. Smith ask Susan to stay after school one day?

Mr. Smith told her to stop going inside his house.

400

At the beginning of the book, how did the author introduce Duncan?

Duncan was picking a fight with Peter.

400

What is the meaning of the word barbaric?

The meaning of barbaric is unsophisticated; savage.

500

What did Susan want to get at Mr. Smith house the first time she went there?


What is a note she wrote in class?

500

Why did Peter and Susan know that Mr. Smith wouldn’t be home when they went to his house to get evidence?

Mr. Smith was at a PTA meeting.

500

What was Broxholm’s assignment on Earth?

Broxholm was to take 5 students, the best and worst and 3 average kids.

500

Why did Mr. Bamwick decide to cut The Stars and Stripes from the concert?

The students couldn’t play it well. Susan couldn't get the solo correct. 

500

What is the meaning of the word preference?

The meaning of the word preference is liking for something in particular.