The Boxcar Children (1-6)

Put the children in order from oldest to youngest.

• Benny, Henry, Violet, Jessie

• Henry, Jessie, Violet, Benny

• Violet, Jessie, Benny, Henry

• Henry, Benny, Violet, Jessie

What was in Watch's foot?

• spoon

• cherry

• bug

• thorn

At the beginning of the story, why did the children go into the boxcar?

• They smelled something.

• It was about to rain.

• It was cool.

• They were curious.

Match the words to their meaning.

• annoyed or quite angry

• hem

• to look at with pleasure

• boxcar

• a small stream

• admired

• a border of a cloth made by sewing

• brook

• a closed in railroad car

• cross

Why did the children leave the bakery?

• The decided they should go to Greenfield to find Mr. Alden.

• A nosy customer kept asking Henry and Jessie a lot of questions.

• The baker's wife was going to put Benny in the Children's Home.

• The baker yelled at them when they didn't have money to pay for the bread.

What was the first treasure Benny found in the dump?

• a straw hat

• a wheel

• a broom

• a penny

What happened to the children's parents?

• They left them.

• They died.

• They're away on vacation.

• They disappeared.

Where did the children find safety from the storm?

• the woods

• a farmhouse

• a boxcar

• the bakery

What two things do they make beds out of?

• dirt and grass

• flowers and weeds

• hay and pine needles

• trees and benches

What do they use as a refrigerator?

• a brook

• a bucket

• a hole in the mud

• a hole in a tree