76 pages • 2 hours read
Thomas RockwellHow To Eat Fried Worms
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1973A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Alan bets $50 that Billy can’t eat 15 worms in 15 days. Why is this a mistake for Alan, and what might he have wagered instead that wouldn’t have put him into such a bind?
Why is Billy mad at Tom for refusing to eat a worm? Offer two reasons, and explain how they might affect the outcome of the bet.
Billy at first is afraid that eating worms will harm him, but later he eats them with confidence. What changes his attitude? What do Alan and Joe do to try to rekindle Billy’s fear?
