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They Cage the Animals At Night by Jennings Michael Burch.

Chapter One Questions:

Please answer in complete sentences.

1. What colour is the tricycle? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Who becomes Jennings friend? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What did Jennings mom tell him? (p.4) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why does Jennings refuse to step on a crack on the sidewalk? (P.2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What colour is the tricycle in the playroom? (p. 5) ______________________________________________________________________________

6. What number is Jennings given? (P.6) ______________________________________________________________________________

7. What is the number one rule? (p.13) ______________________________________________________________________________

8. How many brothers does Jennings have? (p.16) ______________________________________________________________________________

9. What is meant when the children use the term lifer? (p.19) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What does Sister Clair give to Jennings? (p.23) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY: Please define the following words.

1. foster kid

2. Nun

3. befriended

4. refuge

5. cowlick

6. dormitory

They Cage the Animals at Night by: Jennings Michael Burch

CHAPTER TWO:

1. How old is Stacy? (p.28) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did Stacys mom promise to buy her? (p. 28) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Are the kids in the play area playing or waiting? (p.29) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Whom was Jennings waiting for? Other children? (p. 29) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What word (or words) does Jennings use alot? (p.31-32) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Do you think Butch is a bully? Why? (p.33-34)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. To whom was Jennings lent out? (p.37-38) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Was Jennings allowed to take Doggie when he was lent out? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


pudgy

vertical


CHAPTER THREE:

BEFORE READING

1. How do you feel about the Carpenters? Would you want to go with them? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DURING READING

2. How does Mrs. Carpenter treat Jennings? Give an example. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Is Jennings allowed to roam around the house freely? (p.42) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What did Jennings draw at the table? (p.44) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Why did Jennings get beaten at the Carpenters home? (p. 44) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What two things did Jennings find? (p.47) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What did Mrs. Carpenter threaten to do to Jennings? (p.47) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


clenched

lulled

profits

scurried

cowered


CHAPTER FOUR:

1. Was Sister Frances happy that Jennings returned? (p.49) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How did Jennings describe Mrs. Carpenter to Mark? (p. 49) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is Jennings new number? Why is he happy about this? (p. 51) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why does Sister Frances call Stacy? (p. 52-53) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Do you think Stacy will get her new doll? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Where does Sister Clair go? (p. 54) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Why do they cage the animals at night? (p.56) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. When Sister Clair explains the reason for caging the animals, whom is she really talking about? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What story did Jennings share with Mark and Butch? (p. 58) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What was Jennings first reaction when he saw his mom? (p. 59) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What did Mark say and do when Jennings went home? (p. 61) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1. retreat

2. Scrooge


CHAPTER FIVE:

1. Why had Jennings mom left him at the Home of the Angels? (p. 62) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Did Jennings brothers stay at home while Jennings was at the Home of the Angels? Where were they? (p. 63) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Which comic book did Jennings mom buy him? (p. 63)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PAUSE FOR REFLECTION: FINDING THE COURAGE

Although Larry and Jennings were in Orphanages, they have compassion to feel sorry for Mark who had no family. What do you think about this? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What did Sister Leviticus allow Walter and Jennings to do on Christmas Eve? (p.71) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What did Jennings receive for Christmas? (p. 72) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. How was school different for Jennings now? (p. 73) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What did the note say from Sister Ann Charles to Jennings mom? (p. 73-74) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Where did Sister Ann Charles announce she was going at the end of the school year? (p. 75) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What is the name of the new orphanage for Jennings? (p.77) ______________________________________________________________________________

10. Does Jennings still have Doggie? ______________________________________________________________________________

PREDICT:

Will there be the same rules at St. Teresas as there was at Home of the Angels? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY:

1. sophomore

2. scholarship

3. dumbfounded

4. rickety

5. unison


CHAPTER SIX:

1. Is Jennings allowed to sleep with Doggie? (p. 79) ______________________________________________________________________

2. How did Jennings fell about Sister Ann Catherine? (p. 79) _______________________________________________________________________

3. What is Jennings new number? (p.81) ________________________________________________________________________

4. Describe Jennings first meal at St. Teresas. (p. 81) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How does Stevie resemble Butch from Home of the Angels? (p. 82) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What did Jennings observe on Stevies back? (p. 83-84) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Are the rules the same at St. Teresas? ______________________________________________________________________________

8. Why wouldnt anyone speak about friendships? (p. 88 & 90) How would you feel about friendships? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Why did Stevie want to run away? (p. 89) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Why did Jennings say he spilled his cocoa? (p. 91) Would you have done the same? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What did Sister Barbara do to Jennings when he reported he had spilled his cocoa? (p. 91) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. How long was Jennings in the hospital? (p. 93) ______________________________________________________________________________

13. Did Jennings return to the dining hall when he was released from the hospital? If not, where did he go? (p. 93) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. What did Jennings find for him and Doggie to eat? (p. 95) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. How does Sarge get Jennings to eat? (p. 97) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Why would Jennings not tell Sarge where he got the splinters? (p. 98) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. How did Sarge know Jennings was from St. Teresas? (p. 98) ______________________________________________________________________________

18. Why do you think Sister Barbara left Jennings alone after Sarge spoke to her? (p. 100) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY: Please define the following:

1. roly poly

2. porcelain


CHAPTER SEVEN:

1. When Jennings mother told him she had a surprise, what did he hope it would be? (p. 103) ____________________________________________________________________________

2. Where had Jerome lived all his life? (p. 105) ______________________________________________________________________________

3. Is Jerome older or younger than Jennings? (p. 103) ______________________________________________________________________________

4. Whom did Jerome remind Jennings? (p. 107) ______________________________________________________________________________

5. What game did Jerome teach Jennings? (p. 109) ______________________________________________________________________________

6. What was George going to do instead of going to school? (p. 111) Do you agree with this idea? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. To where did the Burchs move? ______________________________________________________________________________

PREDICT: Will Jennings see Jerome again? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY:

1. tutor

2. amnesia/amnedia

3. sarcastic

4. hooky


CHAPTER EIGHT:

1. Why did Thanksgiving pass unnoticed? (p. 114) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why was Jennings ashamed of his clothes? (p. 115) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is a lay teacher? (p. 115) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What did Larry do with letters from the school? (117) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. When Jennings had a problem with fractions at school, did Walter help him? (p. 119) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What new school did Walter find? (p. 119) ______________________________________________________________________________

7. Why did Jennings chose Michael as his new name? (p. 120) ______________________________________________________________________________

8. How did Sister Gerard help Jennings? (p. 121) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What do Jennings and Sal have in common? (p. 124) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Why does Jennings want to keep the name Michael? (p. 124) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Name three more changes in Jennings life at the end of the chapter. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PREDICT:

Will the Fraziers treat Jennings like the Carpenters did? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY:

1. Panic

2. Archangel

3. Pneumonia


CHAPTER NINE:

1. How long does Jennings need to stay with the Fraziers? (p. 132) ____________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe Martha? (p. 133-134) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why did Jennings like Martha? (p. 135) ______________________________________________________________________________

4. What was Donalds reaction when Mrs. Frazier told him that Jennings was going to stay with them? (p. 139) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How did Martha treat Jennings? (p. 135-136) ______________________________________________________________________________

6. How did Donald trick Jennings? (p. 145) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What was in the bag that George sent to school for Jennings? (p. 149) ______________________________________________________________________________

8. How did Jennings feel about the bags of clothes from Sister Gerard? (p. 153) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. How did Jennings classmates react to his (new to him) clothes? (p. 155) What names did they call him? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Who did Sal say Jennings was to the police officer after Jennings had been beaten? (p. 156) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. How did Martha react when Jennings got back to the Fraziers after he had been beaten? (p. 157) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What does Mr. Frazier do when Martha criticizes him? (p. 158) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. What had Jennings decided to do to his classmates? (p. 158) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Why did Sal tell Jennings the story about the old man? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Did Mr. Frazier change how Jennings felt about rich people? Answer and give the page number. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Find three similes in this chapter, one is on page 137. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


CHAPTER TEN:

1. Why was Jennings alarmed when George told him they had moved? (p. 163-164)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Do you agree with George when he said that his moms sickness was all in her head? (p. 164) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What did Larry call their new bedroom? (p. 165) ______________________________________________________________________________

4. Did George allow Larry and Jennings to watch television? (p. 168) _____________________________________________________________________________

5. How did Jennings see his family now? (p. 168) ______________________________________________________________________________

6. When is Jennings birthday? (p. 169) ______________________________________________________________________________

7. What does Larry tell Jennings when Jennings is upset that Sal is changing bus routes? (p. 170) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Who was blamed for Larry running away? (p. 172) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Did Jennings know Sals last name? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. From where did Jennings get the popcorn he ate? (p.175) ______________________________________________________________________________

11. What was Jennings thinking about when he went to sleep in the zoo? (p. 177) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Do you think Sal should adopt Jennings? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


CHAPTER ELEVEN:

1. Why do you think Sal has to return Jennings back to his home? (p. 179) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What does Sal suggest to help Jennings feel better? (p. 179) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How does Sal explain to Jennings that liking people is a good thing? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What happens when Sal start coming around to the Burchs home? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How does each family member react to Sal? (p. 181-182) Rita(Mom), George, Walter, Larry(not around and Gene)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. How did Sal help the Burch family? (p. 181-184) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Who tells Jennings about his father? (p. 185-186) What does Jennings learning about his father? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. How could the accident, (Rita Burchs) been prevented? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What happens to Jennings at the end of this chapter? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OPINION AND REFLECTION:

Where do you think Jennings should go? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY:

1. responsive

2. convalescent

3. MVP


CHAPTER TWELVE:

1. Did Jennings go to another foster home? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did Jennings answer when he was asked where he lives? (p. 192) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Does Jennings get a new number? If so, what is it? (p. 193) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Who does Jennings reencounter in this new orphanage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What is Marks last name? (p. 199) __________________________________________________________________________________

6. What are the three things Jennings gives to Mark? (p.199) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Why couldnt Jennings go back to stay with the Fraziers? (p. 200) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. How does Mark explain that Sal has not found the note Jennings left for him? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. How did Jennings and Marks first plan to receive medicine for Marks headache backfire? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Why didnt Mark go to the nurse himself? (p. 206) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What happens to Mark? (p. 215) __________________________________________________________________________________

12. Why do you think Sal did not come to the orphanage for Jennings? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY:

radiator

residence

rhythmic

quiver (verb)

castor oil


CHAPTER THIRTEEN:

1. Walter tells Jennings that Larry came back home. How does Walter feel about this? (p.219) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How does Walter feel about their father? (p. 220) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What does Walter say is the most important thing you can have? (p. 220) ______________________________________________________________________________

4. What is the name of Jennings new school? (221) ______________________________________________________________________________

5. On what floor is the Burchs new apartment? (221-222) ______________________________________________________________________________

6. Why must Jennings remember to never shut off the light? (222-223) ______________________________________________________________________________

7. What are the things Jennings sees in George besides his drinking? (227) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Why was Larry surprised to see Jennings in the elevator? (227) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Why didnt Sal go and get Jennings from the orphanage? (229) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What does Sal tell Jennings about lying? (229) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What are Jennings responsibilities around home? (230) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What are some of your jobs around home? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Why didnt Jennings tell his mom it was his birthday? (232) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Why does Jerome suggest Jennings go to the park? (236) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Who does Jennings meet in the park? (237) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Who is Clarence and what is his job? (242) ______________________________________________________________________________

17. What does Clarence tell Jennings about friends? (242) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. What did Stacy show Jennings? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


CHAPTER FOURTEEN:

1. Who is the bully Jennings encounters at the orphanage in Yonkers? (255) ___________________________________________________________________

2. Why was Ronny sent to the juvenile delinquent centre or jail? _____________________________________________________________________

3. Why was Ronny at the orphanage? (256) _______________________________________________________________________

4. What happened to Kevins parents? (259) __________________________________________________________________________

5. Why do other orphans or residents listen to Jennings? (260) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Was Mrs. Abbott nice? Describe how she treated Jennings. What was her nickname? (262-263) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Jennings punishment for _______________________________________________was to stand ________________________________________on a table with the wet sheet on his head.

8. What did Jennings do when Mrs. Abbott him down from the table? (264-265) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Do you think Doggie really helped Jennings? (267) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Jennings thought he heard a ghost, who was it really? (270) ___________________________________________________________________________

11. Where did Jennings end up instead of Martin Hall? (275) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY:

Juvenile delinquent


CHAPTER FIFTEEN:

1. What did Officer Daily tell Jennings about running away? (278) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why Does Jennings feel Sal is not ready to commit to take care of him? (279) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Do you think Mrs. Daily really had a cold? (281) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why cant the Dailys keep Jennings? (282) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Why do you think Jennings did not want to go to the zoo? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EPILOGUE:

Sal stayed with Jennings family until Jennings was ________________.

Sal never married Rita Burch because _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

George finally quit _____________________and joined _______________ ___________________.

Walter continued with his ________________________.

Larry moved from one place to another and is now _____________________________from his family.

Jerome died in ________________________at the age of ___________years old.

Gene now lives on the __________________________________.

Jennings adopted daughter, ________________________, is one less animal they will have to cage.

____________________________ is still with Jennings.

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