Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Unit 6: Lesson 26 “The Girl Who Liked Spiders” Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Turn your Magazine to page 4. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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Where does the story take place? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: The story takes place in Florida. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

What happens before Luis moves? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: Billy tells Luis stories of spiders. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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How does Luis feel about moving to Florida? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: Luis is lonely and lives in fear of encountering a spider. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

What is Ashanti doing the first time Luis sees her? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: Ashanti was dusting a spider web with cornstarch. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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What do Luis and Ashanti think of each other when they first meet? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: Luis says and does several things that make Ashanti mad. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

From what Ashanti says and does with her summer, what kind of person is she? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: She knows a lot about spiders; she is patient because she spends a lot of time watching the orb weaver. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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Why do you think Luis’s mom and Ashanti’s mom “hit it off”? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: The two mothers have a lot in common. They both teach at the university and have children the same age. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

How does the first meeting of the mothers compare to the first meeting of the children? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: The moms have a lot in common and get along, but the children have little in common and dislike each other at first. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

How do Luis and Ashanti feel about the families getting together for dinner? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: The children are not happy about it. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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What happens after the children finish dinner? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: They look at a painting of Anansi. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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What happens to make Luis less afraid of spiders? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: Ashanti’s knowledge about and love of spiders makes him less afraid and more intrigued. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

What can you infer about Ashanti’s family? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: They have an interest in African artifacts. Her parents are supportive of her interest in photographing spiders; they display her photographs alongside their artifacts. Her mother is also knowledgeable about spiders and calls to her excitedly when she sees a brown recluse. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

What does Mrs. Smith show Ashanti? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: Mrs. Smith showed Ashanti a brown recluse spider. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

What do Ashanti and Luis plan to do the following day? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: They plan to look at a spider web. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

How does Luis change by the end of the story? Answer Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

Answer: He is happy to be making friends with Ashanti and is starting to be more interested in and less scared of spiders, but still misses Billy. Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter