How To Eat Fried Worms

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)

Chapters 16-30

Reading Check

1. Billy realizes that it’s two worms glued together. (Chapter 19)

2. That the worms won’t hurt him (Chapter 20)

3. They make a special dish called “Alsatian Smothered Worm” and then have an ice cream cake dessert the next day. (Chapters 20-22)

4. He is camping in the backyard with his brother. (Chapter 26)

5. Alan must witness it. (Chapter 26)

Short Answer

1. He reminds Alan that they agreed that condiments are legal parts of the game. (Chapter 18)

2. They take him to a baseball game, where they think he will eat lots of stadium food and forget to eat the worm. (Chapter 23)

3. They must apologize to everyone in the neighborhood, because their plan caused Billy to wake everyone up late at night. They also aren’t allowed TV or dessert for a month. (Chapter 28)

Chapters 31-41

Reading Check

1. He refused to eat a meal and was grounded. (Chapter 34)

2. When he burps, it tastes like beans. (Chapter 35)

3. Billy’s father, Mr. Forrester (Chapter 36)

4. Tom’s brother, Pete (Chapter 40)

5. A worm sandwich (Chapter 41)

Short Answer

1. He sees that there are typos and poor spelling in the letter. (Chapter 32)

2. He is still working at the store to pay off his debt to his father. (Chapter 41)