Chris Van Allsburg Review

In Two Bad Ants, why are the other ants happy to get the crystals for the queen?

• The queen will allow the ants to live in the house.

• She was the mother of them, and they wanted to make her happy.

• The queen would allow the ants to go to the island.

In Two Bad Ants, how do the ants feel once they are back at the ant hole at the end of the story?

• They were happy to be back home with their family.

• They were excited because the queen would be happy they stayed behind.

• The were lonely because the other ants ignored them.

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In Two Bad Ants, what is the bitter brown liquid that went into a cave?

• coffee

• dirt

• a shadow

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In The Widow’s Broom, what is being personified?

• The axe is being personified.

• The house is being personified.

• The broom is being personified.

In The Widow’s Broom, what made the broom the happiest?

• walking Fritz

• singing

• sweeping

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 In The Widow’s Broom, why do the neighbors want to burn the broom?

• They thought it chopped too much wood.

• They thought their wives would be jealous.

• They thought it was evil.

In The Stranger, what confused the stranger about the clothes Mr. Bailey loaned him?

• The material of the shirt.

• The buttons and buttonholes.

• The color of the shirt.

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In The Polar Express, what is one thing the children don’t do?

• drink hot chocolate

• wrap presents

• sing songs

In The Polar Express, who chooses the gift for the first child?

• Mrs. Clause

• Sir Elf

• Santa

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In The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, why did Eunice not allow Fritz to visit her home?

• Fritz stole Eunice’s hat six times.

• Fritz bit Eunice six times.

• Fritz bit Eunice’s cat.

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