Name _____________________________

Date ___________________ A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

Chapters 1 & 2

1.  Who does Jonathan visit every day at the zoo?

2.  Why do Jonathan's mother and sister still live in Minnesota?

3.  What did the bear's mother do when the young bear tried to come close to her?

4.  Why hasn't the young bear had anything to eat?

5.  Why does Jonathan frequent the zoo?

Chapters 3 - 5

6.  Why did Jonathan's father come looking for him during his visit with Mama Goose?

7.  What was the noise Jonathan heard in the middle of the night?

8.  What was unusual about the two bears living together at the Alaskan zoo?

9.  Where has the young bear wandered?

10.  What did the young bear do when he saw Jonathan?

 

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Date ___________________ A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

Chapters 6 - 8

11.  How did the young bear enter the zoo?

12.  Who did the young bear visit at the zoo the night Jonathan saw him on his porch?

13.  What did the humans decide to name the young brown bear?

14.  What happened when Mama Goose approached the young bear?

15.  What did Jonathan use to lure the young bear back to his porch?

Chapters 9 - 11

16.  What did Jonathan's father do when Jonathan told him he needed to stay home one more day from school?

17.  Why was Jonathan concerned about his next conversation with Rhonda?

18.  Why was it surprising that Jonathan's mother agreed that he should miss a day of school?

19.  What did Jonathan think Trouble's name should have been?

 

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Date ___________________ A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

20.  What did the Fish and Game department decide they would do with Trouble?

Chapters 12 - 14

21.  What did Trouble see Jonathan doing?

22.  Where was Trouble when he woke at the zoo?

23.  What was the strange stinging feeling that Trouble felt in his shoulder?

24.  What did the veterinarian discover while examining Trouble?

25.  What were many humans doing while Trouble was in the cage at the zoo?

Review

26.  What does Jonathan do with Mama Goose's body? He leaves her body in her home at the zoo. He buries her in the hole that the bear dug to get under the fence. He runs home with her lifeless body in his arms.	27.  Why did Jonathan run into the woods to find Trouble? He wanted to make sure the men from Fish and Game would know where to find Trouble. He wanted to make Trouble run for his life. He wanted to see Trouble get punished for killing Mama Goose.
28.  Who is the main character? Rhonda Frank Jonathan	29.  Where did Trouble find a new home? His new home was the Dartmouth Zoo. His new home was the Anchorage Zoo. His new home was the Lake Superior Zoo.

 

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Date ___________________ A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

30.  Why did Jonathan get off the school bus? He wanted to warn his father about the people with rifles and news reporters at the zoo. He wanted to warn his father about Trouble being in the zoo. He wanted to follow the Fish and Game department into the zoo and watch them shoot Trouble.	31.  Why won't Jonathan see Trouble again for a long time? Jonathan is not allowed in the zoo again because he caused so much trouble. Jonathan doesn't want to see Trouble again because he reminds him of Mama Goose's death. Jonathan is going back to Alaska with his family.
32.  What does Jonathan hear during the night that causes him to go outside? He hears thunder from a far away storm. He hears the young brown bear going through his garbage cans. He hears raccoons making noises on the porch.	33.  Who does Trouble go to visit at the zoo two nights in a row? Jake Jonathan Mama Goose
34.  What was given to Trouble that made Jonathan upset? Jonathan was upset that food was given to Trouble. Jonathan was upset that a second chance was given to Trouble. Jonathan was upset that a name was given to Trouble.	35.  How did Jonathan and his father get to Duluth, Minnesota? They flew on an airplane. They drove in the car. They took the train.
36.  What does Jonathan feed to Mama Goose that he knows he is not supposed to feed her? He feeds her walnuts. He feeds her corn on the cob. He feeds her popcorn.	37.  Where does the young bear finally find food after leaving the forest? He finds food behind a restaurant. He finds food on Jonathan's barbeque. He finds food in Jonathan's garbage cans.

 

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Down 2.   SIHGNNUN - to avoid purposely or by habit 3.   GMEREE - to become known or apparent 4.   AHHCRIEYR - persons or things arranged in ranks or classes 5.   RTEDNTIS - harsh sounding 6.   TNOIIIRRAT - the act of annoying or irritating Across 1.   CSTA - a glance of the eye 3.   ATEHIPMC - tending to express oneself in forceful speech or action 7.   RNGEA - the place where a certain kind of animal or plant naturally lives 8.   EORTRTIRY - an area that is occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals

Across 9.   IERNAV - a small narrow valley with steep sides that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon 10.   NDSEE - marked by closeness or crowding together of parts 11.   GAYNO - intense pain of mind or body 12.   GUULTNDNIA - to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or rhythm

 

A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

Chapters 1 & 2

1.  Who does Jonathan visit every day at the zoo? He visits Mama Goose.

2.  Why do Jonathan's mother and sister still live in Minnesota? His mother is waiting for the school year to end because she is a teacher. Once the school year is over, Jonathan and his father will move them to Alaska.

3.  What did the bear's mother do when the young bear tried to come close to her? She showed him her teeth.

4.  Why hasn't the young bear had anything to eat? He keeps getting chased away by other animals.

5.  Why does Jonathan frequent the zoo? His father works at the zoo.

Chapters 3 - 5

6.  Why did Jonathan's father come looking for him during his visit with Mama Goose? He wanted him to bottle feed an orphaned calf.

7.  What was the noise Jonathan heard in the middle of the night? He heard the young bear going through the garbage can.

8.  What was unusual about the two bears living together at the Alaskan zoo? One was a polar bear and the other was a black bear.

9.  Where has the young bear wandered? He has wandered into Anchorage where the humans live.

10.  What did the young bear do when he saw Jonathan? He ran off when he saw Jonathan.

 

A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

Chapters 6 - 8

11.  How did the young bear enter the zoo? He dug his way into the zoo.

12.  Who did the young bear visit at the zoo the night Jonathan saw him on his porch? The young bear visited another male bear named Jake who lived at the zoo.

13.  What did the humans decide to name the young brown bear? They decided to name him Trouble because he had gotten into enough of it.

14.  What happened when Mama Goose approached the young bear? He swatted at her, throwing her up into the air.

15.  What did Jonathan use to lure the young bear back to his porch? He used a loaf of bread.

Chapters 9 - 11

16.  What did Jonathan's father do when Jonathan told him he needed to stay home one more day from school? He handed Jonathan his lunch bag.

17.  Why was Jonathan concerned about his next conversation with Rhonda? He talked to her all the time about Mama Goose and he didn't know what he would talk to her about next time or how he would tell her about Mama Goose's death.

18.  Why was it surprising that Jonathan's mother agreed that he should miss a day of school? It was surprising because she was a teacher and it had to be really serious for them to take a day off of school.

19.  What did Jonathan think Trouble's name should have been? He thought they should have named him Killer.

 

A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

20.  What did the Fish and Game department decide they would do with Trouble? They would kill Trouble.

Chapters 12 - 14

21.  What did Trouble see Jonathan doing? Trouble saw Jonathan jumping and waving his arms.

22.  Where was Trouble when he woke at the zoo? He was in a cage.

23.  What was the strange stinging feeling that Trouble felt in his shoulder? He felt the stinging from the tranquilizer gun.

24.  What did the veterinarian discover while examining Trouble? Trouble's jaw was broken.

25.  What were many humans doing while Trouble was in the cage at the zoo? They were negotiating with other zoos to find him a home.

Review

26.  What does Jonathan do with Mama Goose's body? He leaves her body in her home at the zoo. He buries her in the hole that the bear dug to get under the fence. He runs home with her lifeless body in his arms.	27.  Why did Jonathan run into the woods to find Trouble? He wanted to make sure the men from Fish and Game would know where to find Trouble. He wanted to make Trouble run for his life. He wanted to see Trouble get punished for killing Mama Goose.
28.  Who is the main character? Rhonda Frank Jonathan	29.  Where did Trouble find a new home? His new home was the Dartmouth Zoo. His new home was the Anchorage Zoo. His new home was the Lake Superior Zoo.

 

A Bear Named Trouble Key 1 - Answer ID # 0122284

30.  Why did Jonathan get off the school bus? He wanted to warn his father about the people with rifles and news reporters at the zoo. He wanted to warn his father about Trouble being in the zoo. He wanted to follow the Fish and Game department into the zoo and watch them shoot Trouble.	31.  Why won't Jonathan see Trouble again for a long time? Jonathan is not allowed in the zoo again because he caused so much trouble. Jonathan doesn't want to see Trouble again because he reminds him of Mama Goose's death. Jonathan is going back to Alaska with his family.
32.  What does Jonathan hear during the night that causes him to go outside? He hears thunder from a far away storm. He hears the young brown bear going through his garbage cans. He hears raccoons making noises on the porch.	33.  Who does Trouble go to visit at the zoo two nights in a row? Jake Jonathan Mama Goose
34.  What was given to Trouble that made Jonathan upset? Jonathan was upset that food was given to Trouble. Jonathan was upset that a second chance was given to Trouble. Jonathan was upset that a name was given to Trouble.	35.  How did Jonathan and his father get to Duluth, Minnesota? They flew on an airplane. They drove in the car. They took the train.
36.  What does Jonathan feed to Mama Goose that he knows he is not supposed to feed her? He feeds her walnuts. He feeds her corn on the cob. He feeds her popcorn.	37.  Where does the young bear finally find food after leaving the forest? He finds food behind a restaurant. He finds food on Jonathan's barbeque. He finds food in Jonathan's garbage cans.

 

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