A Taste of Blackberries

What did Jamie and his friend pick at the beginning of the book?

• plums

• blackberries

• strawberries

• peaches

What did Mrs. Houser ask the boys to help with?

• gettting rid of beetles

• feeding her cat

• cutting her grass

• helping cook

Who did Jamie's friend think could be a pest but Jamie didn't?

• Jamie

• Sam

• Heather

• Martha

Why did Jamie and his friend decide to catch the Japanese beetles for Mrs. Houser?

• They wanted apples.

• They were greedy.

• They wanted to walk on her lawn.

• They wanted to help.

When Jamie was scraping Japanese beetles off Mrs. Houser's plants, he got stung by bees, but he was O.K.

• true

• false

Why didn't Jamie's friend know he was dying?

• He though James was a dancer.

• Jamie stood still.

• He thought Jamie was horsing around.

• He ran into Mrs. Houser's house.

Who actually saw Jamie die but didn't realize what happened>

• Martha

• Mrs. Houser

• his mother

• Heather

Jamie died from ____________________.

• cancer

• snake bite

• bees' stings

• heart attack

Jamie stuck a stick in the hole of a __________ nest.

• hornet's

• ant's

• bee's

• snake's

Mrs. Houser comforted Jamie's best friend when Jamie died.

• true

• false