Blackmail chapter one by Gary Soto

Why was Angel's brother named "Little Weasel"?

• He had teeth like a weasel.

• He smelled like a weasel.

• He had a long neck like a weasel.

• He was sneaky like a weasel.

What did Weasel do to Angel all of the time?

• He pushed him around and played dirty tricks on him.

• He was such a sweet older brother.

• He went out of his way to be kind to him.

• He offered to help him get his bike out of the tree.

Name two nasty tricks that Weasel played on Angel.

• He painted Angel's toe and finger nails when he was asleep.

• He drew a mustache on Angel and blackened his teeth in the family picture.

• Weasel lost Angel at the fair on purpose when Angel was very young and he also locked Angel out of the house when he went to get the paper.

• He loosened the tops on the salt and pepper shakers before Angel used them.

While Angel was taking a shower what trick did Weasel play on him?

• He took a picture of Angel as he was taking a shower.

• He threw the cat, Pleitos, into the shower with Angel.

• He put green food coloring in the body wash bottle.

• He turned off the hot water while Angel was in the shower.

How much money was Weasel asking Angel for to get the photo back?

• He wanted $20.

• He wanted $5 a week for a month.

• He wanted $100 by the end of the year.

• He wanted $1 for every day in a month.

What did Weasel threaten to do with the photo if Angel didn't pay him?

• He threatened to put the photo on Facebook.

• He threatened to put the photo on Instagram.

• Weasel said that if Angel didn't pay him it was going to be "show and tell".

• He threatened to put the photo in the yearbook.

To get back at Weasel what did Angel plan on doing?

• Show a baby picture of Weasel to Vicky and his friends.

• Throw Weasel's bike in the river.

• Brush Pleito's teeth with Weasel's toothbrush.

• Angel doesn't plan on blackmailing Angel back.

Since Angel didn't have any money what did Weasel say Angel would have to do for him?

• Angel was going to have to work for him doing his chores.

• Angel would have to ask his dad for the money to pay Weasel.

• Angel would have to dress up like a girl and let Weasel take his picture.

• Angel would have to do all of Weasel's homework.

After a while Weasel had Angel laughing. What was he laughing about?

• Weasel made Pleitos do a funny trick which made Angel laugh.

• Weasel started to tickle him.

• Weasel had a picture of Madonna facing his picture in his wallet. When he closed his wallet the pictures "kissed".

• Weasel started to do the chicken dance.

How does the story end?

• Weasel returned the photo to Angel.

• Pleitos ran away because he didn't like Weasel.

• Dad brought the boys hamburgers and ice cream to watch the baseball game with them.

• Weasel never returned the photo to Angel.