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We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes
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10/31/2010
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Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, what 2 things does Gunnar want with all the
creatures he has captured?
 Definition
Amusement & Company pg. 2
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, what kind of snake is Crusher?
 Definition
Gopher snake pg. 2
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, what kind of animals were Crushers fellow
prisoners?
 Definition
Desert tortoise, alligator lizard, tarantula pg. 5
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, how did Crusher get her name?
 Definition
She wrapped her coils around Gunnar’s arm & squeezed tightly.
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, who does Crusher bite and why?
 Definition
Bryon. Crusher did it so Gunnar would have Crusher all to herself
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, what trick did Breakfast do?
 Definition
He would crawl up Crusher & slide down pg. 95
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, what happened to Rex?
 Definition
He died & was thrown out the window pg. 105
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, where did Gunnar take Crusher & Breakfast?
 Definition
To school for the pet parade pg. 68
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, what award did Crusher win?
 Definition
Scariest pg. 78
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, how does Crusher get Breakfast to safety after
their release?
 Definition
He puts Breakfast in his mouth pg. 117
Term
In the book, We Can’t all be Rattlesnakes, why did Gunnar decide to release Crusher?
 Definition
He got a new snake named Kong & said Crusher was a pain & not as cool as Kong.
Pg 112
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what type of snake is Crusher?
 Definition
A female gopher snake (pg. 3)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, humans often mistake gopher snakes for what other type of
snake?
 Definition
Rattlesnakes (2)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, how does Crusher say constrictors kill their prey?
 Definition
they asphyxiate it (4)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what is the name of the human boy who captures Crusher?
 Definition
Gunnar (11)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what type of animals are the other prisoners?
 Definition
A desert tortoise, an alligator lizard, a tarantula
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what are the names of the other prisoners?
 Definition
Tortoise- speedy (8), lizard- Rex (15), tarantula- Dracula (90)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what is Gunnar’s favorite game?
 Definition
Vulture Feast (56)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, how do the animals communicate?
 Definition
Telepathy (8)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, why does Crusher say she won’t eat Breakfast?
 Definition
too easy to catch (no sport involved), OR it doesn’t smell right (43)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what is only thing Crusher ate in captivity?
 Definition
Eggs (47 and ____ )
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, which of Gunnar’s friends does Crusher think is the most
knowledgeable, for a human?
 Definition
Matthew (51)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, why does Crusher go to Gunnar’s school?
 Definition
For the pet parade (68)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what pet did Matthew take to school?
 Definition
Red worms (73)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what is the name of the mouse who lives in Crusher’s
cage?
 Definition
Breakfast (throughout book)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what happens when Crusher escapes in Gunnar’s house?
 Definition
Mom pops him with the broom and he gets put back in his cage (88)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what kind of snake did Gunnar get after Crusher?
 Definition
a king snake (106)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what did Breakfast call “Fun, fun, FUN”?
 Definition
sliding down Crusher’s back (96) OR hiding in Crusher’s mouth (120)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, what did Gunnar do with dead pets?
 Definition
Fling them out the window (Rex- 105 or Dracula 90)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, how did Crusher finally gain her freedom?
 Definition
Gunnar let her go (112)
Term
In the book, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes, when Breakfast is too scared to leave the cage, how does
Crusher protect him?
 Definition
In her mouth (118-120)
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
Rattlesnakes, who is the
author?
 Definition
Patrick Jennings. Title page
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
Rattlesnakes, what does
Gunner name his new pet
snake?
 Definition
Crusher p. 4
Term
In the book We can’t all be
Rattlesnakes, what other
“pets” does Gunner have in
his room?
 Definition
Tarantula, tortoise, lizard p. 5
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what has
Gunnar named the tortoise?
 Definition
Speedy p. 8
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what does
Gunner name the lizard?
 Definition
Rex p. 15
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, how does
Gunner give Crusher the
Grand Tour?
 Definition
He puts the glass box that
he keeps Crusher in in a
wagon and pulls him around
p. 24
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what is the first thing Crusher eats after
Gunner catches him?
 Definition
An egg p. 47
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
Rattlesnakes, what is
Gunnar’s favorite video
game?
 Definition
Vulture Fest p. 56
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
Rattlesnakes, who are
Gunnar’s friends?
 Definition
Byron, Matthew, and Todd pp. 44-45
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, why can’t
Gunnar play video games
anymore?
 Definition
He hurled his controller at
the tv, and the tv broke
p. 58
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, where does
Gunnar want to take
Crusher?
 Definition
To the Pet Parade at school p. 66
Term
In the book We Can’t all Be
Rattlesnakes, who does
Gunnar hope to scare by
bringing Crusher to Pet
Parade?
 Definition
Ms. Japeci pp. 64 and 68
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, who does
Crusher bite?
 Definition
Byron p. 67
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what does
Matthew bring for Pet
Parade?
 Definition
Red worms p. 73
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what kind of
snake is Crusher?
 Definition
A gopher snake p. 76
Term
In the book We Can’t all Be Rattlesnakes, Mom grounds
Gunnar forever. She then
reduces the sentence to how
long?
 Definition
6 days p. 106
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what does
Gunnar do the first day he is
not grounded?
 Definition
Goes out and catches a new
snake.
p. 106
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, what kind of
snake was Kong?
 Definition
A king snake p. 106
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
rattlesnakes, why was
Crusher so alarmed to see
Kong?
 Definition
King snakes eat other
snakes
p. 107
Term
In the book We Can’t all be
Rattlesnakes, how does
Crusher get Breakfast to
leave the terrarium?
 Definition
He puts him in his mouth as
if he is going to eat him.
pp. 117-118
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