Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff: Chapter 4

In Chapter 4, what did the boys find out had been going on with Gloria in Chapter 3?

• She didn't like Sam any more.

• Her parents had been having problems.

• She was losing her mind.

• She was having problems in school.

What does Stuff compare wearing raggedy underwear to in life?

• Being poor.

• Being lazy.

• Having problems that nobody else knows about.

• Flunking a class in school.

Why did Little Petey Johnson say he was tired of "jive ceremonies"?

• He really didn't want to go his own graduation ceremony.

• He didn't think the graduation ceremony would be fun.

• He was playing it off about not being able to afford a suit to wear to his graduation.

• He thought the graduation ceremony would be boring.

To whom did Stuff compare Petey's situation with the suit?

• Gloria's situation with her parents

• Clyde's situation with his father

• Sam's situation with Gloria

• Stuff's situation with Sharon

Besides how she treated Sam over the dance, how could the group tell that something was wrong with Gloria?

• She was mean to everyone.

• She wasn't hanging out or talking with them as much.

• She screamed all the time.

• She stopped drinking pineapple soda.

Gloria's last name was probably

• Smith

• Jones

• Gonzalez

• Chisholm

What was the shocking thing the kids witnessed as they sat on the stoop in Chapter 4?

• Ms. Chisholm slapped her husband.

• Gloria slapped Sam.

• Mr. Chisholm slapped his wife.

• Clyde slapped Gloria.

At the bottom of p.64, the reader can infer that Gloria is most likely

• angry and sad

• afraid and sad

• sad and confused

• angry and confused

Based on the details of Chapters 3 and 4, which character can the reader infer cares the most about Gloria?

• Sam

• Clyde

• Little Petey Johnson

• Stuff

Why were Stuff, Clyde, and Sam cleaning up at the center?

• They were volunteering at the center.

• They were being punished for cheating at the dance contest.

• They were earning service hours for high school.

• Their church sent them there to help out.