The Boxcar Children chp 10 -12

  Based on how he treats the boxcar children in this chapter, which word best describes Dr. Moore?

• a.     Kind-hearted

•     Mean-spirited

• c.     Careless

• d.     Worrisome

1Why does Dr. Moore decide not to tell James Henry Alden about his grandchildren?

 

• a.     He does not want the $5,000 reward.

• b.     He knows the children do not want to see their grandfather.

• c.     His wife wants to keep the children to help her in the garden.

• d.     He thinks James Henry Alden will be angry with the children.

Why does Dr. Moore laugh to himself while watching Henry shake hands with his grandfather from the stands?

 

• a.     He didn’t think Henry was fast enough to win the race.

• b.     He thinks it’s funny that there was a race.

• c.     He thinks it’s funny that Henry is shaking his grandfather’s hand and doesn’t even know it.

At first Benny does not want to read. What makes him change his mind

 

• a.     He gets bored of playing in the woods.

• b.     Jessie tells him he can’t have dinner unless he learns how to read.

• c.     The dog points to a word and Benny does not want a dog to get ahead of him.

• d.     He realizes that reading is fun.

What was the free-for-all ?

• A race for boys

• A race where everyone - boys, girls, young, old - can join

• A race between Dr. Moore and Henry

• A race between boys and girls

What happened to Violet?

• She got too excited

• She was really ill

• She fell from the boxcar

• She was poisoned

What did Benny do when Jessie cut his hair?

Answer explanation

Benny stood still.

Where did Dr. Moore take Violet?

• To the hospital

• To the Boxcar

• To Mr. Alden's house

• To his house

Mr. Alden wanted to give Dr. Moore $5000 but Dr. Moore rejected it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Henry thought that Mr. Alden couldn’t be their grandfather because .....

• Mr. Alden didn't look that old

• A grandfather should look old

• Mr. Alden was really kind

• They thought that their grandfather was a cross man