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Questions and Answers
Who is Twitch?
Who is Twitch?
School-yard squirrel
What are two of Twitch's biggest interests?
What are two of Twitch's biggest interests?
Climbing and eating
What animal wanted to eat Twitch for dinner?
What animal wanted to eat Twitch for dinner?
Owl
What did Twitch do when he saw the owl?
What did Twitch do when he saw the owl?
What was the dog doing?
What was the dog doing?
Why did the dog start to chase Twitch?
Why did the dog start to chase Twitch?
When the dog ran after Twitch so hard, what broke?
When the dog ran after Twitch so hard, what broke?
Where did Twitch go to escape the dog?
Where did Twitch go to escape the dog?
How did Twitch get in the school?
How did Twitch get in the school?
What did the owl do?
What did the owl do?
What did the dog do?
What did the dog do?
What classroom does Twitch go in first?
What classroom does Twitch go in first?
What is the first grade class pet?
What is the first grade class pet?
What is the hamster's name?
What is the hamster's name?
What is the First Grade Teacher's name?
What is the First Grade Teacher's name?
What is the biggest word the hamster knows?
What is the biggest word the hamster knows?
What does the hamster do instead of write stories?
What does the hamster do instead of write stories?
What is the hamster's favorite part of first grade?
What is the hamster's favorite part of first grade?
How many levels are in the hamster's cage?
How many levels are in the hamster's cage?
What are the number of treats he can fit into his cheek pouches at one time?
What are the number of treats he can fit into his cheek pouches at one time?
Where is Twitch when he usually visits the hamster?
Where is Twitch when he usually visits the hamster?
How did the hamster help Twitch?
How did the hamster help Twitch?
Which book did the hamster tell Twitch to hide behind?
Which book did the hamster tell Twitch to hide behind?
When the dog asked the hamster where the squirrel was, how did he respond?
When the dog asked the hamster where the squirrel was, how did he respond?
Who came in the room after the dog left?
Who came in the room after the dog left?
What did the custodian do to Twitch and the dog?
What did the custodian do to Twitch and the dog?
What grade is next door from first grade?
What grade is next door from first grade?
What pet is in second grade?
What pet is in second grade?
What is the rabbit's name?
What is the rabbit's name?
What is the Second Grade Teacher's name?
What is the Second Grade Teacher's name?
What is the rabbit known for?
What is the rabbit known for?
What is the Second grade children's job in Ms. Walter's room?
What is the Second grade children's job in Ms. Walter's room?
What is the rabbit's job?
What is the rabbit's job?
How does the rabbit escape his cage sometimes?
How does the rabbit escape his cage sometimes?
What does the squirrel do when he visits the rabbit on the outside window sill?
What does the squirrel do when he visits the rabbit on the outside window sill?
What was the rabbit doing when he heard the dog barking?
What was the rabbit doing when he heard the dog barking?
What does the rabbit say when the squirrel asks for help?
What does the rabbit say when the squirrel asks for help?
Why did the rabbit decide to help the squirrel?
Why did the rabbit decide to help the squirrel?
Where did the rabbit tell the squirrel to go?
Where did the rabbit tell the squirrel to go?
What is the rat's name?
What is the rat's name?
What room does the rat live in?
What room does the rat live in?
What is the librarian's name?
What is the librarian's name?
What is the first story Miss Krause reads to incoming first graders?
What is the first story Miss Krause reads to incoming first graders?
In Twitch's stories, who is always the bad guy?
In Twitch's stories, who is always the bad guy?
What does the dog say to Twitch when he sees him in the library?
What does the dog say to Twitch when he sees him in the library?
How did the rat save Twitch from the dog?
How did the rat save Twitch from the dog?
What is the class pet in third grade?
What is the class pet in third grade?
Who also live with the fish?
Who also live with the fish?
What does the catfish do?
What does the catfish do?
How do the fish describe creatures who live out of the water?
How do the fish describe creatures who live out of the water?
What is the fourth grade class pet?
What is the fourth grade class pet?
What is the parrot's name?
What is the parrot's name?
What languages can Lenore, the parrot, speak?
What languages can Lenore, the parrot, speak?
What does Lenore the parrot hate to say?
What does Lenore the parrot hate to say?
How did Lenore, the parrot, get her name?
How did Lenore, the parrot, get her name?
Where is Lenore, the parrot, from?
Where is Lenore, the parrot, from?
What does Lenore, the parrot, love?
What does Lenore, the parrot, love?
What is the fourth grade teacher's name?
What is the fourth grade teacher's name?
What is Mrs. DaSilva's first name?
What is Mrs. DaSilva's first name?
What is the pet in the art room?
What is the pet in the art room?
What is the name of the turtle?
What is the name of the turtle?
What is the art teacher's name?
What is the art teacher's name?
How big do mud turtles get?
How big do mud turtles get?
What is the pet in fifth grade?
What is the pet in fifth grade?
What is the name of the corn snake?
What is the name of the corn snake?
What is the fifth grade teacher's name?
What is the fifth grade teacher's name?
What was the plan the animals came up with to save Twitch from the dog?
What was the plan the animals came up with to save Twitch from the dog?
Why did the rat decide it was safe to release the snake from his cage?
Why did the rat decide it was safe to release the snake from his cage?
What was the snake's meal?
What was the snake's meal?
What day was the snake fed?
What day was the snake fed?
Who are Galileo and Newton?
Who are Galileo and Newton?
Who is the science teacher?
Who is the science teacher?
Where does the principal live?
Where does the principal live?
What is the dog's name?
What is the dog's name?
Why does the dog dislike the squirrel?
Why does the dog dislike the squirrel?
What does the dog do to avoid the squirrel?
What does the dog do to avoid the squirrel?
Who is the author of '8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel / 1 Dog = Chaos'?
Who is the author of '8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel / 1 Dog = Chaos'?
Study Notes
Twitch and His Interests
- Twitch is a school-yard squirrel who enjoys climbing and eating.
- He faces danger from an owl, which aims to eat him.
Escape and School Adventure
- Upon spotting the owl, Twitch quickly runs in a zig-zag pattern to avoid being caught.
- A dog, napping in the front yard, starts chasing Twitch after he runs over the dog's nose.
- The dog's leash breaks while chasing Twitch, allowing him to escape to the school.
- Twitch enters the school through an open door.
Classroom Encounters
- The first classroom Twitch enters is first grade.
- The first-grade class pet is a hamster named Green Eggs and Hamster, who knows the word "literary."
- Mrs. Duran is the first-grade teacher, and the hamster favors snack time over writing stories.
- The hamster has a two-level cage: the top for sleeping and the bottom for water and exercise.
Help from Friends
- Twitch usually visits the hamster on the window ledge.
- The hamster advises Twitch to climb the bookshelves for safety and hide behind the dictionary.
- After the dog leaves, the custodian locks both Twitch and the dog inside the school.
Further Encounters
- Next to the first grade is a second-grade class with a smart rabbit named Miss Lucy Cotton Tail.
- Ms. Walters teaches the second grade, and the students focus on learning.
- Rabbits are known for being cuddly but not particularly bright; sometimes they escape their cages when not properly latched.
- The rabbit initially dismisses Twitch but ultimately helps him after feeling sorry for him.
The Library and Friends
- The rat, Sweetie, resides in the library and is known for opening his cage to help Twitch escape from the dog.
- The librarian is Miss Krause, who reads "Cinderella" to first graders.
- The dog threatens Twitch, saying he will make a "tasty supper."
Other Pets and Lessons
- Third grade has a school of neon tetra fish and a catfish that keeps the water clean.
- The fourth-grade class pet is a parrot named Lenore, who speaks English and Spanish and loves poetry but dislikes saying "Polly want a cracker."
- The fourth-grade teacher is Mrs. DaSilva, while the art room has a mud turtle named Nancy, cared for by Mrs. Hinkle.
Saving Twitch
- A plan is devised by the animals to save Twitch from the dog by creating a "shell" to cover him.
- The corn snake Angel, belonging to fifth grade and taught by Mrs. Shaughnessey, is released after having eaten its meal.
- The science lab features geckos named Galileo and Newton, with Mr. Russell as their teacher.
Background Context
- The principal lives next to the school and owns the dog named Cuddles, who dislikes Twitch due to his teasing behavior.
- The author of "8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel / 1 Dog = Chaos" is Vivian Vande Velde.
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Description
Follow Twitch, the adventurous squirrel, as he navigates dangers in the schoolyard and finds refuge in a first-grade classroom. Encounter his unique friends, including a literary hamster who prefers snack time over stories. This quiz will test your knowledge of Twitch's encounters and adventures in the school environment.
