"Ghostly Stare" Comprehension Review

#1. Why did RL Stine writeGhostly Stare? After having a conversation with a friend about a ghost, he decided to write the story. After seeing his first ghost, he decided to write this story. After having a ghost stare him down one night, he decided to write this story. After living in New Orleans and witnessing a ghost, he decided to write this story. #2. What is different about the Goodman twins? They are twins who do not get along like most twins. They are identical twins. They are fraternal twins -- Mark is a boy and Lauren is a girl. They don't hang out in the same groups at school. #3. What task has brought Mark and Lauren's class to the cemetery? Their task is to find the oldest gravestones. Their task is to make rubbings of gravestones. Their task is to identify Abigail Willey's gravestone. Their task is to find a ghost with in the graveyard. #4. What is the ghostly stare? Where you have a staring contest with a ghost to see who is better. Where you see two ghosts staring in your direction. Where you stare at your friend to see who will get scared first. Where you stare down a ghost to make it disappear. #5. Mrs. Applebaum's class is forced to go back to class due to the cold. However, Mark and Lauren eventually go back to the graveyard. Why? Lauren forgot her best gloves on top of Abigail's gravestone. Lauren wanted to see if she could find Abigail's ghost. Mark forget his best gloves on top of Abigail's gravestone. Lauren wanted to leave something at Abigail's gravestone. #6. Which is an example of personification found within the text? "We kept slipping and sliding as we crossed the street." "The low fence of Graystone Graveyard came into view." "A tiny sliver of a moon winked down at us between black storm clouds." "I grabbed the handle on the cemetery gate and pulled." #7. How did Lauren "defeat" Abigail in the graveyard from trying to steal her clothes and her skin!? Lauren remembered Mark's advice --turn away. Lauren remembered Rachel's advice -- the ghostly stare. Lauren remembered to not look directly into the eyes of the ghost. Lauren remembered to bring "ghost repellent." #8. What happens at the conclusion of our story? Lauren leads both ghosts back to the house. Mark and Lauren never make it back to their house. Lauren leads another ghost back to her house. Mark leads Abigail's ghost back to the house. #9. What is the author trying to teach us about life in this story? Never trust a friend to give you good advice. Be responsible for your belongings. It isn't polite to stare. Don't judge a book by its cover. #10. What evidence supports your answer to question #9? "They are my best gloves!" I said "The warmest things I have. I love those gloves. I can't leave them there!" "I opened the coat closet and pulled out my parka." "Rachel and I packed up. I tugged the parka hood back over my head." "He hesitated, chewing on his pencil. Finally, he spit the pencil out."