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Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House

Chapter One and Two

  1. Why do you think Marvin’s friends want to pretend to be Marvin?
  2. What did Mrs. North ask Marvin to do? Why do you think she chose Marvin?
  3. Describe Waldo. How do you think Waldo got his name?
  4. What did Marvin discover about Ms. North? What made him realize this?

ACTIVITY: Draw a picture of Waldo.

Chapter Three and Four

  1. List all the things Marvin does to prove he is responsible.
  2. In the story Nick wants to know what was in Ms. North’s closet. If you were in your teacher’s house, what would you want to see?
  3. How does the substitute treat Marvin? Why do you think she treats him this way?

ACTIVITY: On the worksheet labeled VOCABULARY begin to define (tell the meaning of) each of the words.

Chapter Five

  1. Why does Nick think that Marvin is “the luckiest kid in the world?”
  2. What lie did Marvin tell his friends? Why did he say this?
  3. How was Waldo acting?

ACTIVITY: On the worksheet labeled VOCABULARY begin to define (tell the meaning of) each of the words.

Chapter Six

  1. What character are you most like? Why?
  2. What character are you least like? Why?
  3. What did Marvin do to try to get Waldo to eat his food?

ACTIVITY: Write an acrostic poem using the word MARVIN or PET SITTER.

Chapter Seven
  1. Who is the main character in this story?
  2. What did it mean when the doctor said “He is not sick. Just love sick?”
  3. Marvin shows lot of responsibility in this chapter. List some of the responsible things he does.

ACTIVITY: Create a Venn diagram comparing Marvin and Nick.

Chapter Eight and Nine

  1. Where was Waldo?
  2. What happened to Waldo?
  3. What would you if you were Marvin?

Activity: Create a timeline describing what has happened in the story so far. You should have at least 6 items on your timeline.

Chapter Ten

  1. How does Marvin feel? Why does he feel this way?
  2. How were the other students treating Marvin?
  3. How did the other students react to Marvin’s bad news?
  4. Have you ever felt like Marvin? When?

Activity: Write a letter to Marvin trying to make him feel better.

Chapter Eleven

  1. Why did Linzy not cry until an hour later?
  2. What did all the other students think that Marvin had done (what rumors had been spread about Marvin?)?
  3. How do you think Ms. North will handle Marvin’s news?

Activity: Draw a picture of your favorite scene. Write three sentences about your scene.

Chapter Twelve

  1. There was a surprise in this chapter. What was the surprise?
  2. Why do you think Ms. North reacted the way she did?

Activity: Complete the attached book rating. Tell me how you REALLY felt about the book.