As Brave As You

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Jamaica (Chapter 1)

2. Tess (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. He finds a toy fire truck that once belonged to his uncle Wood, who is now deceased. (Chapter 1)

2. Brooke forbade his son from telling the boys because he did not want them to have preconceived ideas about him. (Chapter 2)

3. He enjoys the way his grandfather lets him ask a lot of questions since other adults usually get irritated by this. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Harmonica (Chapter 5)

2. Crab (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. Genie can smell alcohol and realizes that his grandfather has been drinking. (Chapter 5)

2. Genie’s father blames Brooke for convincing Wood to join the military instead of becoming a firefighter. (Chapter 6)

3. He was bitten by a cottonmouth (poisonous snake) because he could not see it while walking outside. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 9-11

Reading Check

1. Germs (Chapter 9)

2. Teeth (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. He uses the computer to look up answers to the questions in his notebook. (Chapter 9)

2. He feeds it apple seeds because he has run out of flies. (Chapter 11)

3. She suggests that they capture an identical bird and substitute it for the dead bird. (Chapter 11)

Chapters 12-15

Reading Check

1. Crab (Chapter 12)

2. His teeth/face (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

1. He teaches them to shoot a gun. (Chapter 13)

2. Crab has been cheating Brooke out of money. (Chapter 14)

3. He realizes that Brooke has been using their nighttime walks to prepare for the walk out to the old house for Ernie’s shooting lesson. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 16-18

Reading Check

1. She was a nurse. (Chapter 16)

2. Bruce Lee (Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. She tells them that the men in their family are brave, although they are each brave in a different way. (Chapter 16)

2. He is afraid that Binks will steal his teeth to sell them. (Chapter 17)

3. He finds a button at Tess’s house and uses it to replace the missing wheel. (Chapter 18)

Chapters 19-21

Reading Check

1. Brooke’s gun (Chapter 19)

2. His sunglasses (Chapter 20)

Short Answer

1. She is mad at him for drinking and for going outside so late at night. (Chapter 19)

2. Brooke’s eyes are cloudy and remind Genie of ice. (Chapter 20)

3. He tells Crab to take the alcohol away. (Chapter 21)