1. Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection Copyright © 2012 Laura Butter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. 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

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

24. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. 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

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

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

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

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

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

41. 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