76 pages • 2 hours read
Thomas RockwellHow To Eat Fried Worms
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1973A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Multiple Choice
1. What character trait suggests that Alan worries a lot?
A) He keeps scratching his head.
B) He allows Joe to bully him.
C) He chews his thumb often.
D) He does whatever Billy says.
2. Which of the following reasons best explains why Alan wants Billy to fail in their bet?
A) He doesn’t want to owe his father the 50 dollars he bet.
B) He doesn’t want Billy to succeed where he failed.
C) He doesn’t want Billy to be braver than him.
D) He doesn’t want his friends to think that he was wrong.
3. How does Tom’s refusal to eat a worm himself help Billy develop his independence and self-confidence?
A) He realizes that he is braver than his friends, making him want to seek out new challenges.
B) He realizes that he can prepare and eat the worms himself, making him feel that he can do things on his own.
C) He realizes that Tom was never really his friend, and that the relationship was holding Billy back.
D) He realizes that he has special abilities and can think his way out of any situation, even if he is afraid.
4. Which of the following best embodies the theme of Overcoming and Learning Through Challenges in the novel?
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