IE 4C CHP 1-3 THE BOXCAR CHILDREN

Where was the setting at the beginning of chapter one?

• In a farm

• In the woods

• In a bakery

• In a brook

Who are the main characters in this novel?

• 4 orphan brothers

• 4 orphan friends

• 4 orphan siblings

• 4 orphan sisters

The children had no family left at all to care for them.

• True

• False

• I think so.

What did Benny see in the bakery window that he wanted to eat?

• Bread

• Pudding

• Pizza

• Cake

What did Henry buy instead for the children to eat?

• Cake

• Bread

• Milk

• Blueberry

Why did the lady in the bakery look cross?

• She was tired.

• She was in a bad mood.

• She was afraid of being robbed.

• She didn't like children.

What did Jessie ask the lady at the bakery?

• if they could sleep there for the night

• if they could help her bake a cake

• if they could have some free food

• if they could help her wash the dishes

Why did the woman agree to have the children sleep in the bakery?

• She wanted help sweeping the floors.

• She wanted help baking the pies.

• She wanted help washing the dishes.

• She wanted help selling her cakes.

Why did the children sneak out during the night?

• They were planning on sending Henry to a Children's Home.

• They were planning on sending Jessie to a Children's Home.

• They were planning on sending Violet to a Children's Home.

• They were planning on sending Benny to a Children's Home.

What happened to the children's parents?

• They left them.

• They're away on vacation.

• They abandoned them.

• They died.