Socks

Where does Debbie hide socks so he won't be purchased by the woman with her hair in rollers and her naughty children?

• Behind her back

• In a mailbox

• behind a mailbox

• In the grocery store

When the Brickers bring Socks home he is very happy with his new life until...

• they decide they no longer want a cat and put Socks on the street.

• they buy a dog.

• they stop feeding him any food at all.

• he is shoved in a laundry room and the Brickers return with a new baby.

Why does Socks dislike Uncle Walter?

• Uncle Walter enjoyed rumpling a cat's fur and messing it up.

• Uncle Walter was bald.

• Uncle Walter kicked Socks away from him every time he visited.

• Uncle Walter brought his large dog with him to visit Socks.

Socks begins to steal food off the counter. Why is he doing that?

• He takes it outside to give to other cats.

• He stores it and feeds it to the baby when the Brickers are not looking.

• He is so hungry now that he has been put on a diet.

• He is angry at the Brickers and wants to destroy all their food.

What character trait would you use to describe the babysitter?

• indifferent to baby Charles William.

• unhappy towards everyone.

• kind to both pet and baby Charles.

• arrogant to all

Why were nights the hardest for Socks when Nana was over for her visit?

• Socks was used to sleeping with Charles William.

• Nana put Socks outside at night.

• Nana wanted to cuddle with him all night long.

• Nana slept on the couch, and Socks had to sleep in the laundry room.

When Socks is purring and standing with his front paws on Mrs. Bricker's legs in the kitchen, she becomes angry with him again. First she accuses him of getting Nana's hair. Then...

• he steals her breakfast off the table.

• she scolds him for distracting her and letting Charles' bottle get too hot.

• she locks him in the laundry room for the day.

• she apologizes to Socks for getting angry with him.

What does the word spade mean as it is used on page 103?

• To congratulate or praise someone or something.

• To dig up and turn over soil with a small shovel.

• A type of suit in a deck of cards.

• To eat rapidly.

How does Socks feel when Charles William outgrows his playpen, grows bored, and starts crying nonstop?

• It made him throw up.

• He was happy. He liked to see Charles sad.

• He thought it was funny.

• It made him feel uneasy.

Mrs. Bricker takes a nap once Charles William goes down for his nap. She doesn't like Socks laying by her while he is cleaning himself, but eventually she allows it. Why does she allow it?

• She decides that he looks cute while doing it.

• She walks away so she doesn't have to see him cleaning himself.

• She is too tired to argue with him further.

• She actually does like to hear him licking.