Questions for Henry Huggins

by Beverly Cleary

I’ve divided some of these chapters in parts because they were too long for my reader to read at a single sitting. I’m sorry that I don’t know the page numbers for where I broke up the chapters.

Chapter 1 – Part 1

  1. Where does Henry swim?
  2. What does Henry feed the dog?
  3. What does Henry name the dog?
  4. Why does Henry put the dog in a box?

Chapter 1 – Part 2

  1. How does Henry get the dog on the bus?
  2. What are some things that spill?
  3. Who drives Henry home?

Chapter 2 – Part 1

  1. What does Henry like best at the pet store?
  2. What do Ribsy and Henry fight over?
  3. What does Henry’s mom see in the water?
  4. How many guppies might Henry have?

Chapter 2 – Part 2

  1. What does Henry’s mom need jars for?
  2. How much are Henry’s guppies worth?
  3. What does Henry buy?

Chapter 3 – Part 1

  1. Who has a real football?
  2. What happened to the ball?
  3. What is a nightcrawler?

Chapter 3 – Part 2

  1. How many worms does Henry need?
  2. Who helps Henry catch worms?
  3. What does the man at the door give Henry?

Chapter 4 – Part 1

  1. What is the Christmas operetta called?
  2. What part does Henry get?
  3. What is Henry’s snack?
  4. Why does Henry throw away his letters?

Chapter 4 – Part 2

  1. What job does Scooter have?
  2. What falls on Henry?
  3. What part will Henry have now?

Chapter 5 – Part 1

  1. What is happening on Saturday?
  2. What are some names of Henry’s friends’ dogs?

Chapter 5 – Part 2

  1. What does Henry use to wash Ribsy?
  2. How much does Ribsy weigh?
  3. Who is Maud?
  4. What does Henry run home to get?
  5. What color is Ribsy?
  6. What does Ribsy win?

Chapter 6 – Part 1

  1. What is Ramona pretending to be?
  2. What is Beezus trying to walk on?
  3. What happens to Scooter?

Chapter 6 – Part 2

  1. What was Ribsy’s old name?
  2. How much money does the boy offer for Ribsy?
  3. Who does Ribsy choose?