◼︎ Chapter 15

  1. ALWAYS: Write your favorite sentence from this chapter.

    • Why did you choose this one?

  2. The Warden uses a pitchfork to poke through X-Ray’s dirt pile. What is a pitchfork? (Look this up if you need to.)

  3. How will a pitchfork help the Warden find something in a dirt pile?

  4. The Warden says, “We’re going to dig the dirt twice.” Why does she want to do this?

  5. The Warden knows a lot of details about the boys and what they do.

    • How might she know these things? (Hint: Is Zero right, or do you think there’s another answer?”)

  6. The Warden couldn’t keep still. She didn’t want the boys to miss anything

    • Why not do you think?

  7. BONUS: Write a question for this chapter.

    • Answer your own question.

◼︎ Chapter 16

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any bread;
Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

  1. ALWAYS: Write your favorite sentence from this chapter.

    • Why did you choose this one?

  2. Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare and Mark Twain are famous writers.

    • Can you think of two or more famous writers to add to this list?

  3. One version of the nursery rhyme “The Little Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe” is above.

    • It’s a strange rhyme. What do you make of it?

  4. Many children know this rhyme.

    • Why might Zero not know it?

  5. BONUS: Write a question for this chapter.

    • Answer your own question.