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In Our Mother's House
Someone for Mr. Sussmann
For the Love of Autumn
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Ginger and Petunia
Something About Hensley's
Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
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The Graves Family Goes Camping
Mommies Say Shhh!
An Orange for Frankie
John Philip Duck
Oh Look!
The Graves Family
"G" is for Goat
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When Lightning Comes in a Jar
Mr. Lincoln's Way
Betty Doll
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Luba and the Wren
Welcome Comfort
Mrs. MacK
Thank You, Mr. Falker
In Enzo's Splendid Gardens
The Trees of the Dancing Goats
I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
Babushka's Mother Goose
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My Ol' Man
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Pink and Say
Tikvah Means Hope
Babushka Baba Yaga
The Bee Tree
Picnic at Mudsock Meadow
Mrs. Katz and Tush
Chicken Sunday
Some Birthday!
Appelemando's Dreams
Uncle Vova's Tree
Just Plain Fancy
Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom
Thunder Cake
The Keeping Quilt
Casey at the Bat
Rechenka's Eggs
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Picnic at Mudsock Meadow Quiz
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1) What was the legend of the swamp at Quicksand Bottoms?
The eerie light were rumored to be aliens.
The swamp was inhabited by a monster who glowed in the dark.
No one knew the legend of the swamp.
The eerie lights were the ghost of Titus Dinworthy.
2) What did William believe the eerie light that came out of the swamp at night was?
He believed in the legend of the ghost.
Moonlight across the water.
Glowing fish.
Swamp gas.
3) Who laughed at William's pumpkin in the carving contest?
His father and mother.
Hester.
All of his friends.
The mayor's wife.
4) What class in school did William like better than art?
Science.
English.
Geometry.
Social Studies.
5) What happened to William and Hester at the fishing booth?
The tied for second place.
They got into a pie-throwing fight.
They tied for first place.
Their lines tangled together.
6) Why did Lula Mae Cobb disqualify William from the pumpkin-seed spitting contest?
He spit his seed at Hester.
He didn't spit the seed far enough.
He spit the seed too far.
He swallowed his seed.
7) Who was known for holding off an opposing tug-o-war team for almost an hour?
Hester.
William.
Eulaylee Teeter, the mayor's wife.
William's best friend, Eldon.
8) What was William dressed as for Halloween? What about Hester?
Ghost; Fat lady.
Clown; Snake charmer.
Pumpkin; Ballerina.
Ghost; Snake charmer.
9) Suddenly a scream was heard... What happened?
DeeDee Washburn saw a spider.
William accidentally fell into the swamp.
One of the girls from Wigwam #2 ripped her costume.
The eerie light appeared over the swamp.
10) Who walked toward the swamp, despite warnings not to?
Hester.
DeeDee Washburn.
William.
The mayor's wife.
11) What costume won William first place in the contest?
His ghost costume.
Snake charmer.
Hester won the costume, not William.
Swamp monster.
12) What did William and Hester share at the end of the book?
A pumpkin pie.
A ride home.
A plate-o-cream.
An ice cream sundae.
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