Chapters 1-15

Reading Check

1. $50 (Chapter 1)

2. He’ll be in trouble with his father if he has to pay Billy $50. (Chapter 5)

3. They’re trying to trick him into being worried about eating so many worms. (Chapter 10)

4. That Tom doesn’t practice what he preaches (Chapter 12)

5. He has a dream of being trapped by giant worms. (Chapter 14)

6. He ate too much ketchup and mustard. (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

1. Tom talks about how his mom wouldn’t let him come out one night because he wouldn’t eat salmon casserole. This leads the boys to discuss what foods they would never eat. (Chapter 1)

2. He wants to use the money to buy a minibike. (Chapter 1)

3. In the past, when he was challenged to spend the night in an igloo, he brought several dogs with him to stay warm. In this scenario, he uses condiments to hide the taste of the worm. (Chapters 3-4)

4. He realizes that he’s disgusted by the idea of eating the worm, not the taste of the worm. (Chapter 6)