JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS SERIES 6 ANSWERS 1. European seashore. 2. he found some nai=tive boys diving and swimming under a rock. he wanted to emulate them. 3. He needed to find a way through the big rock but could not find one. However he kept searching till he did find something. 4. he was determined because he wuld not let up. 5. He had to train himself to breath underwater for longer, and to get used to the deep water. 6. he struggled to breathe, he got a headache, his nose bled and he almost fell unconscious for a time. 7. he was exhilirated but also had no desire to do that again. It had been done. 8. personal experience. Raymonds Run 9. he is mentally retarded. 10.She is called squeeky, skinny arms and a squeeky voice but a fast runner and very confident.She stands up for herself and Raymond but runs if the going gets tough. She is always exercising and embarrases family when they are with her, she struggles to learn for tests like the spelling bee, .She is very protective of raymond. 11.Summary.....all about Hazel Elizabeth deborah parker and her run in the fifty yard dash which she wins. My greatest Ambition. 12. About someones greatest ambition in life. 13. Australian, 13 years old, comic drawer, didnt believe he was a dreamer, but someone whoʼs feet were on the ground, just liked doing comic strips.vey critical of his own work, very thorough, he did not like people who take books out of the library always, who sit under trees turning pages with licked fingers. 14. short and stout, money conscious, not one for wearing suits. 15. Sitting and waiting cans eem like a long time. 16. She was not expecting a 13 year old boy, and no one had ever mentioned age. 17. He had not much experience of money. 18. he saw that publishing was not a very safe occupation, or long term. A Likely Place 19. He was doing poorly at school.
20. What was he thinking about. 21. The museum........places you have been taken ? 22. playing music, spelling and knowing left from right. 23. Tell me about the man lewis met in the park ? 24. What was lewisʼs reaction to tasting the carrot pudding ? (p. 62) 25. Tell me about the second meeting between MR madruga and lewis ?(p. 62-68) 26. What was this story called “A Likely Place” ? The Mysteries of the caballa. 27. Based on the descriptions of the two boys, narrator and mendel, draw them. ( p. 76-77) 28. Based on clues in the passage what religion are the boys ?(p. 76, 79, 80) 29. What does the boy become preoccupied with knowing ? Bad Characters 30. What was the problem this character had ? ( p. 88/89) 31. Draw Lottie Jump from the description given. ( p94-96) 32. What did Lottie like doing for a game ?(p97) 33. How was this to be accomplished ? ( p. 107) 34. How did this day end ? ( p. 112/3) CHura and Marwe 35. What does the first sentence actually mean ? ( p. 117) 36. Desctribe what happened while they were watching the bean crop?(p. 117-118) 37. What happened to them ?9p119-120) 38. When she wanted to return to the real world what did she have to do and what happened ? ( p. 122-124) 39. Why was she sad when she met Chura again? ( p. 125) Superstitions 40. What two things did Frannie learn from Jimmy ? ( p. 127/128) 41. What was wrong with Jimmie ? ( p. 130/131) 42. What inference can you draw from pages 136 and 137 about what church they go to ? ( p136/137) 43. What is Frances so concerend about ? ( p. 138/139) 44. What connection is there between this story and Back to the Future 1? ( p. 144) 45. How does the story end ?( p. 147-149)
The last Great Snake 46. What did Garani accuse Bala of doing at the beginning of the story ?(p. 150) 47. When you accuse someone of something, whether true or not, what happens to that person ? 48. What was Balaʼs response to this accusation? 49. What did he discover that he was surprised about ? 50. How did he build his house ? 51. At what point does Bala get interested in the magic stone again ? 52. Why is the woman and her grandson in the valley of bones ? 53. What is Ulukini and how can it be killed ? (p. 175/6) 54. Where was it found (p 178-9) 55. How did Bala plan to kill it ? ( p. 181-2) 56. Why did he need the magic stone? ( p 188) 57. Did his plan work ? Why or why not ? ( p188-9) 58. When they looked in the Magic Stone what did they find out was the truth of the matter ? ( p 190-1) 59. HOw did the story end ? (p191-2) Gaston QUestions 60. Where was the story set ? ( p193-4) 61. Whatw as so unusual about father ? ( p195-6) 62. Based on what was said at the end of page 197 what was the situation here ? ( p. 197-199) 63. What is the inference about mother, based on her sending a chauffeur to pick up the girl ? ( p200) 64. What is the point of this story ? SOumchi Questions 65. What type of story is this ( p204-207) 66. Who was Uncle Zemach and what was he like ? ( p208-214) 67. What was Soumchi like ? ( p208-214) 68. What did he and Aldo talk about ? ( p216-217) 69. What inference can you draw from the inscription found on on the dining room wall ? 70. What was the surprise Also had for SOumchi and whatwas the second surprise ? ( p219-221) 71. Who did he meet and what happened ?(p. 222-228) 72. What was the deal ?( p. 230) 73. HOw was he to explain away all that has happened ? ( p. 235-236) 74. What actually happened ? ( p. 239-241) 75. He could not go home but where di he end up ? How did he feel about it ?( p. 245-246)
76. Why did he love Esthies father alomost as much as Esthie ? ( p. 249-250) 77. COmpare Esthies room with a room of a boy > ( p. 252-254) 78. What is the inference behind the sentence “ Im going to turn roundto the waLL UNTIL YOUVE GOT YOURSELF QUITE SETTLED.” 79. Although he denied it how do we know he loved Esthie ? 80. What happened at the very end of the story ? ( p. 259-262)
