Ban This Book

Chapters 1-12

Reading Check

1. Librarian (Chapter 1)

2. Mrs. Frankfurter (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. The children in the book run away, and Amy Anne often fantasizes about running away. (Chapter 3)

2. She decides that she will read all of the banned books. (Chapter 9)

3. There is a note in her locker mailbox. (Chapter 12)

Chapters 13-22

Reading Check

1. The First Amendment (Chapter 16)

2. Her mother’s car (Chapter 21)

Short Answer

1. Janna asks whether Amy Anne has a copy of The Egypt Game. (Chapter 13)

2. She wants Amy Anne to remove the list of banned books posted on her locker. (Chapter 18)

3. He draws a picture of Amy Anne’s locker with the banned books list on it. (Chapter 22)

Chapters 23-31

Reading Check

1. Captain Underpants (Chapter 23)

2. Trey (Chapter 31)

Short Answer

1. They ask MJ to create fake book covers to disguise the banned books. (Chapter 25)

2. He is impressed with Amy’s efforts to get around the book ban/He wants the kids at Amy’s school to have access to his books. (Chapter 27)

3. They sneak into Mrs. Jones’s office and take the school copies of the books. (Chapter 28)

Chapters 32-40

Reading Check

1. Books (Chapter 34)

2. Jeffrey’s (Chapter 37)

Short Answer

1. She will find their names on the check-out cards that Amy Anne placed in each book. (Chapter 33)

2. They treat Amy Anne like a hero, writing her notes and clapping and cheering for her. (Chapter 36)

3. They will challenge 500 books in the library so that everyone will see how silly the challenges really are. (Chapters 38-40)

Chapters 41-49

Reading Check

1. Mrs. Spencer’s (Chapter 46)

2. 7,541/About 7,500 (Chapter 47)

Short Answer

1. Angelina shreds them to make pretend hay. (Chapter 42)

2. Amy Anne asks all of the students at school to fill out a form during the school day. (Chapter 44)

3. They turn the office into a bedroom for Amy Anne. (Chapter 49)