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Jeopardy Game for
Cricket In Times Square
Bellinis Smorgasbord Vocabulary Chester Money
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Where do the Bellinis work?
Times Square Subway
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What does Mama Bellinis think about Chester?
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She thinks he is an ugly, dirty insect that carries gerns.
Where is the Bellinis newsstand?
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Times Square subway station
How does Chester’s “chirping” help the Bellinis?
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It attracts crowds and they buy newspapers.
What is Mama Bellinis favorite type of music?
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Opera – especially Italian
Why did Mario go to China Town?
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To buy a cricket cage or to find out what crickets eat.
Why is it unusual that Tucker and Harry are friends?
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Mice and cats are usually enemies.
How does Chester learn his songs?
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By listening to the radio.
What does Tucker use as a pillow when he sleeps in the cricket cage?
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Mama’s earring.
What started the fire at the Bellinis’ newsstand?
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Tucker was dancing and knocked over a box of matches.
What does it mean to scrounge?
To gather by scavenging or to look through what others have left over.
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What is a jinx?
Someone who brings bad luck
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What is eavesdropping?
To listen secretly to what others are saying.
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What is an amateur
Someone who lacks experience or competence; not a professional
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What is an entomologist?
Someone who studies insects.
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How did Chester end up in the Times Square subway station?
He jumped into someone’s picnic basket and was carried on a train.
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How did Mario find Chester
He heard Chester chirping in the corner
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Why did Mama Bellini think that Chester was a jinx?
Mama said he ate the two dollars and started the fire.
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What two kinds of games did Mario and Chester like to play?
Leap frog and Hide and Seek.
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How does Chester make music?
He rubs his wings together causing the ridges to vibrate.
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How much did Mario pay of the cricket cage?
15 cents
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How did Tucker mouse get his life savings?
He scrounged coins that people had dropped.
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Why were the Bellinis in danger of going broke?
The newsstand was not attracting much business so the Bellinis were not making
much money.
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Who helped Chester replace the two dollars that he had eaten?
Tucker gave them his savings. He an Harry brought the coins to the newsstand one
evening
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Why did the Bellinis leave the drawer to the cash register open and lock the whole thing
with a big wooden cover?
The drawer became stuck once and the family was unable to access the money. This was all the money the family had.
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