The Alvin Ho Game Characters The Story Vocabulary Toys and Things Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Liter-G © Suzy Red, Lockhart, TX, 2009 Emotions and Fears Q $100

$100 Question from Characters How was Alvin Ho different from most kids?

$100 Answer from Characters Back to Game Board Alvin Ho was afraid of more things than most kids are.

$200 Question from Characters How was Alvin Ho different in school than he was in other places?

$200 Answer from Characters Back to Game Board In school, Alvin Ho could not speak.

$300 Question from Characters Who was Alvin's best friend in school and how was she physically different from the other kids?

$300 Answer from Characters Back to Game Board Alvin's best friend in school was Flea (Sophie) who was different because she wore an eye patch and had one leg that was longer than the other like a peg-legged pirate.

$400 Question from Characters In what ways was Flea a good friend to Alvin?

$400 Answer from Characters Back to Game Board Flea showed friendship to Alvin by being understanding of his fears. She wrote a book about him, was able to understand what his eyes were saying.

$500 Question from Characters What did Alvin's father do when he got really angry?

$500 Answer from Characters Back to Game Board When Alvin's father got really angry, he played the piano like crazy and cursed a wild blue streak like William Shakespeare.

$100 Question from The Story At home, what did Alvin call the superhero that he was before he started school and what did his costume look like?

$100 Answer from The Story Back to Game Board At home, Alvin called his superhero-self Firecracker Man. He wore a cape, a mask, and a colander on his head.

$200 Question from The Story What did Alvin do with his Daisuke Matsuzaka autographed baseball? Why?

$200 Answer from The Story Back to Game Board Alvin wrote his own name on the autographed baseball because Calvin was writing his name inside his favorite books.

$300 Question from The Story What part did Alvin play in the game at recess?

$300 Answer from The Story Back to Game Board At recess, Alvin played dead because Pinky wouldn’t let him be a Minuteman or a Redcoat.

$400 Question from The Story Why did Alvin go to visit Jules while Jules had chicken pox? How did it turn out?

$400 Answer from The Story Back to Game Board Alvin went to visit Jules while Jules had chicken pox because Alvin wanted to catch chicken pox and get to miss school. It worked, but it started an epidemic that closed the school.

$500 Question from The Story What Alvin's PDK? What did it contain?

$500 Answer from The Story Back to Game Board Alvin's PDK was his Personal Disaster Kit. It was a waterproof fly box with compartments containing a whistle, a three-leaf clover, garlic, dental floss, Band-Aids, a magnifying glass, a mirror, a bandana, a scary mask, and escape routes.

$100 Question from Vocabulary When would a "tourniquet" be used? Use "tourniquet" in a sentence. Page 5

$100 Answer from Vocabulary Back to Game Board A "tourniquet" would be used if someone got a cut with uncontrolled bleeding. Example sentence: "Alvin kept a tourniquet in his PDK just in case he got a bad cut and needed a tourniquet to stop the bleeding."

$200 Question from Vocabulary What is the meaning of the word "mayhem"? Page 20

$200 Answer from Vocabulary Back to Game Board The word "mayhem" chaos, war, or mass confusion.

$300 Question from Vocabulary What does the word, "uncommunicative" mean? Page 41

$300 Answer from Vocabulary Back to Game Board "Uncommunicative" means tight-lipped or unable to talk.

$400 Question from Vocabulary Page 20 What is a "backhoe" used for?

$400 Answer from Vocabulary Back to Game Board A "backhoe" is used for digging deep holes.

$500 Question from Vocabulary What does "wafted" mean in this sentence: "Then the scent of cookies wafted from the house? Page 24

$500 Answer from Vocabulary Back to Game Board "Wafted" means floated or drifted in the air.

$100 Question from Emotions and Fears What are some of the things that Alvin feared?

$100 Answer from Emotions and Fears Back to Game Board Alvin feared elevators, tunnels, bridges, airplanes, thunder, substitute teachers, kimchi, wasabi, the dark, heights, scary movies, scary dreams, shots, and school.

$200 Question from Emotions and Fears How did crying make Alvin feel?

$200 Answer from Emotions and Fears Back to Game Board Crying made Alvin feel better.

$300 Question from Emotions and Fears How did Alvin's mom react to his problems? Page 26

$300 Answer from Emotions and Fears Back to Game Board How did Alvin's mom gave Alvin lots of sympathy and said, "Oh, you poor thing."

$400 Question from Emotions and Fears Why was Alvin afraid of the psychotherapist? Page

$400 Answer from Emotions and Fears Back to Game Board Alvin knew that a therapist is a very smart person who tries to help you, but he also knew that a psycho in the movies is a crazy person. So, he reasoned that a psychotherapist is a very smart crazy person you should stay away from.

$500 Question from Emotions and Fears How did Alvin finally react to the psychotherapist? Why?

$500 Answer from Emotions and Fears Back to Game Board Alvin used his father's Shakespearean curses to curse at the psychotherapist when he "flipped out" after she kept letting him win the card games.

$100 Question from Toys and Things What was Alvin's father's favorite toy?

$100 Answer from Toys and Things Back to Game Board Alvin's father's favorite toy was Johnny Astro.

$200 Question from Toys What happened to his father's favorite toy?

$200 Answer from Toys Back to Game Board Alvin took Johnny Astro to school on the bus for show and some pieces of it got lost and others got broken.

$300 Question from Toys and Things Why wouldn't Anibelly help Alvin find courage on the way to piano lessons?

$300 Answer from Toys Back to Game Board Anibelly suspected that piano teacher was the witch and that she and Alvin would become Hansel and Gretel.

$400 Question from Toys and Things What did Alvin give to Pinky to try to make friends? Did it work?

$400 Answer from Toys Back to Game Board Alvin gave Pinky his baseball cards to try to make friends. It may have worked too well because Pinky wanted Alvin to join his gang…and Alvin refused!

$500 Question from Toys and Things Why did Alvin ask Pinky to return the baseball cards? Page 154

$500 Answer from Toys Alvin knew that he didn't want to be friends with Pinky and his gang if he had to buy their friendship and act like them. Back to Game Board

Final Alvin Ho Game Question How was Alvin's family just right for him?

Final Alvin Ho Game Answer Alvin's family loved him unconditionally. His mother sympathized with him. His father trusted him and expected him to be a gentleman. His sister was his buddy, and Calvin tried to help him. His gunggung played baseball with him and showed him great pitches. In their eyes, he was special.