Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-6

Reading Check

1. What are two things that scientists need to be able to do, according to Mr. Lynch?

2. How does Mitty prepare for his exam on Beowulf?

3. What does VM stand for?

4. What is the origin of the word vaccination?

5. What three topics does Mr. Lynch ask Mitty to research?

6. What were Soviet scientists planning on doing with the smallpox virus, according to Mitty’s research?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

What is the subject of the research paper for Mitty’s class? How does his enthusiasm for the subject differ from his classmates’?

1. How does Mitty come across the Principles of Contagious Disease? What does he find in this book?

2. Where do Mitty and Olivia go after school? What information does Mitty find there for his research paper?

3. What changes does Mitty begin to notice mentally and physically in himself as he continues his research?

4. Why does Mitty visit Roosevelt Island? What does he hope to see there, and what is the outcome of his journey?