50 Questions
What is Stink's height in feet and inches?
3 feet, 8 inches
What does Stink have to do in class pictures due to his height?
Stand in the front row
What does Stink say he needs another of to grow taller?
Head
What does Stink have to do at the doctor's due to his height?
Get free coloring books
What did Stink receive as a gift from Judy?
A fun mirror
What was printed at the bottom of the Presidents’ Day card for Stink?
YOU’RE ONLY AS SHORT AS YOU FEEL
Why did Mom and Dad print some stuff off the Internet for the card?
It was kind of short notice
How did Stink feel about UN-Presidents’ Day?
Better than Presidents’ Day anytime
What did Stink suggest should be done to honor James Madison?
All of the above
What did Stink make up words for on his way home from school?
The state song
What did Stink draw an outline of, using markers?
James Madison's head
What did Stink make using a bag of cotton balls?
An old-timey James Madison wig
What did Sophie of the Elves write a poem about?
A First Lady
What did Dolley Madison save from a fire?
Painting of George Washington
What did Mrs. Bell explain about shrinking?
Shrinking is due to gravity and the pads between bones shrinking during the day, but expanding again at night.
What did Stink build for Newton out of Legos?
A raft
What did Toady do to Newton?
Licked Newton
Why did Stink fear poisoning after Toady licked Newton?
He thought Toady's saliva was poisonous to newts.
What did Stink and Judy observe and document in Stink's journal?
Newton shedding his skin
Why did Stink's room begin to smell strongly?
Due to the newt's shed skin and its prey
What were Stink and Judy discussing about newts?
Their diet and life cycle stages
What was the class studying about animals?
Life cycles of animals
What did Judy suggest about Newton's living arrangement?
Putting Newton in Toady's tank to keep him company
What did Judy note about the shedding process of newts?
It is a boring process
What method does Judy try to make Stink taller?
Stretching him like a rubber band
How does Stink try to look taller?
Applying hair gel to make his hair stick up
What does Stink's friend Elizabeth change her name to?
Sophie of the Elves
Why does Stink relate to the character in the book the class reads?
He also turns green when he reads cereal boxes intently
What does Stink assume when asked by his teacher to carry the milk from the cafeteria?
A sign of trust
What does Stink do in an attempt to grow taller?
Eats all his peas and drinks all his milk
How does Stink feel when Judy measures him and finds that he has shrunk?
Worried and disappointed
What happens when Stink tries various methods to look taller?
His hair turns orange from the hair gel
What does Stink's teacher ask him to do that he misinterprets as a sign of trust?
To carry the milk from the cafeteria
What did Stink decide to do after losing Newton?
All of the above
What did Mrs. Dempster suggest telling the class about Newton's disappearance?
Newton ran away
What did Stink's class do in honor of Abraham Lincoln?
Made milk-carton-and-pretzel-stick log cabins
What did Stink ask Webster about living in a log cabin?
What was so great about living in a log cabin
What did Mrs. Dempster ask the class to write about regarding Presidents' Day?
$1 page about what Presidents' Day means to them
What did Sophie of the Elves write about in her story?
A magic kingdom where Princess Salamandra was under an evil spell and a newt in shining armor came to rescue her
What did Stink write about in his story?
Newton sailing down the river on a raft to Legoland and riding the roller coaster
What did Stink decide to do with Newton's skin?
Keep it as a reminder of Newton
What did Stink's class make in honor of Abraham Lincoln?
Milk-carton-and-pretzel-stick log cabins
What did Stink ask Webster about Abraham Lincoln?
What was so great about living in a log cabin
What did Mrs. Dempster suggest telling the class about Newton's disappearance?
Newton ran away
What did Judy believe had happened to Newton?
Newton had escaped and was having adventures
What did the class write stories about?
What they thought Newton was doing in the big world
How did Stink feel about the Presidents' Day activities?
Disappointed that nobody mentioned his favorite president, James Madison
Why was Stink disappointed during the Presidents' Day activities?
Nobody mentioned his favorite president, James Madison
How did Mrs. Dempster respond to Newton's disappearance?
"Tell the class that Newton had run away"
What did Stink fear had happened to Newton?
Newton had escaped and was having adventures
Study Notes
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Stink is a child who is constantly being teased by his older sister Judy about his height, as he still uses a stool to brush his teeth and his Spider-Man pajamas fit him.
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Stink's parents reassure him that he will grow eventually.
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Judy tries to stretch Stink out like a rubber band to make him taller.
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Stink eats all his peas and drinks all his milk in an attempt to grow.
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Judy measures Stink multiple times throughout the day and finds that he has shrunk one quarter inch in height.
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Stink tries various methods to look taller, including applying hair gel to make his hair stick up.
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Stink's hair turns orange from the hair gel and takes a week to wash out.
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Stink's friend Elizabeth changes her name to Sophie of the Elves and believes that Stink would be a giant to elves due to his short stature.
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The class reads a book about a boy who shrinks, and Stink relates to the character because he also turns green when he reads cereal boxes intently.
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Stink's teacher asks him to carry the milk from the cafeteria, which he assumes is a sign of trust but is actually just a regular assignment.
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Stink goes to the nurse's office and expresses his concern about shrinking, and the nurse confirms that he is indeed shrinking.
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Stink and Judy were taking care of a newt named Newton for a class project.
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They were cleaning out the Critter Keeper when Newton slipped out and went down the drain.
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They searched for Newton but couldn't find him.
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Judy accidentally turned on the garbage disposal and believed she had killed Newton.
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Stink was devastated and grieved for his lost class pet.
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Judy tried to console Stink by suggesting that Newton might have escaped and was having adventures.
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Mrs. Dempster, their teacher, was understanding and told them to tell the class that Newton had run away.
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The class wrote stories about what they thought Newton was doing in the big world.
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They celebrated Presidents' Day by making crafts and learning about the presidents.
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Stink was disappointed that nobody mentioned his favorite president, James Madison, during the Presidents' Day activities.
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