The Enormous Egg
Author: Oliver Butterworth

Reading Level: 5.4
Number Words: 39000
Question: 20
Point Value: 6

Question 1
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Nate Twitchell lives in ...

Freedom, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
Portland, Maine
Washington D.C.

Question 2
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Ezekiel is Nate's ...

Rooster
Brother
Father
Dinosaur

Question 3
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The hen had trouble taking care of the egg because ...

she couldn't turn it
she fell off
it broke
it was Cynthia's job

Question 4
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How long did it take for the enormous egg to hatch?

6 weeks
3 weeks
6 months
10 weeks

Question 5
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Enormous means ...

unusually large
very old
strange or odd
unusually small

Question 6
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Dr. Ziemer is a paleontologist. That means he studies ...

the fossil remains of plants and animals
unusual animals
fish
reptiles

Question 7
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Nate's dinosaur eats ...

grass and flowers
mat
chickens
hay

Question 8
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Why couldn't Dr. Kennedy see the triceratops at first?

It had gotten out of its pen.
Nate didn't like him.
They had been extinct for 60 million years.
It was behind the chicken.

Question 9
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The triceratops was "calm and amiable". What does amiable mean?

agreeable
sleepy
nervous
dangerous

Question 10
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How large could the adult triceratops become?

20 feet long and 10 tons
50 feet long and 35 tons
80 feet long and 35 tons
30 feet long and 10 pounds

Question 11
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Dinosaur means ...

terrible lizard
dragon
giant lizard
extinct lizard

Question 12
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Where did Dr. Kennedy want to keep the triceratops?

The National Museum
A zoo
A dinosaur ranch
A gas station

Question 13
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What did Nate notice about scientists after lots started coming?

They argued over everything.
They thought it was a fake.
They wanted to buy it.
They wanted to use it to make money.

Question 14
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What made Uncle Beazley mad?

loud noises
chickens
cameras
dogs

Question 15
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What was the problem at the end of August?

Winter was coming and Uncle Beazley had to be kept warm.
School was starting and he wouldn't have time for Uncle Beazley.
Fishing season was almost over.
Uncle Beazley wouldn't eat hay and the grass was almost gone.

Question 16
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How was the problem of winter solved?

Uncle Beazley was taken to the National Museum.
Uncle Beazley was moved into the house.
A special shed was built for Uncle Beazley.
Uncle Beazley was moved to a zoo in a warmer area.

Question 17
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Why did Nate have to exercise Uncle Beazley in the early mornings?

So they wouldn't be seen by a lot of people.
Because it wasn't too hot then.
That's when the police said it was ok.
Uncle Beazley took afternoon naps.

Question 18
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Why did Uncle Beazley turn over the man's truck?

He honked his horn at Uncle Beazley.
He ran into Uncle Beazley.
The man was trying to get Uncle Beazley on the truck to move him.
Uncle Beazley didn't like trucks.

Question 19
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What was the serious problem that happened after the move to the zoo?

A senator wanted Uncle Beazley destroyed.
Uncle Beazley got sick.
Uncle Beazley broke loose.
Nate had to leave and go back to school.

Question 20
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What saved Uncle Beazley?

Hundreds of people came to the zoo and thousands wrote letters to save him.
He was given some medicine.
They changed his food.
He wasn't saved.