Freckle Juice
Thinking Cap Questions
Created by
Anisa and Kiley
Chapter 1
1.
If you were as desperate as Andrew was
to get freckles, would you count the freckles on the back of someone’s neck?
Explain why or why not.
2.
If you were Sharon would you still
tell Andrew about the weird recipe?
Chapter 2
3.
How would you rate Andrew’s thinking
before paying and drinking the Freckle Juice?
A score of 1 being that he gave it a lot of thought, and 5 being that he
gave it no thought.
4.
Do you think that if you were Andrew, that you would be
gullible, believing in the recipe? Give your reasons.
Chapter 3
5.
Suppose the secret freckle recipe was
healthy, what do you think would happen?
Explain why.
6.
Assume that after he saw the
recipe, Andrew went to Sharon for his money back and she gave it to him. How do
you think he’d get his freckles? If she didn’t give him his money back, do you
think he’d make the same choices?
Explain.
7.
Create your own recipe for Freckle
Juice; give instructions on how to make it.
8.
Why do you think Andrew was so
convinced that Freckle Juice would work? Explain.
Chapter 4
9.
Why do you think Mrs. Marcus went
crazy when she saw the mess? Explain.
10. What changes would you make
in the story so that Andrew wouldn’t get sick?
Why?
11. Why do you think Judy Blume, the author, called Andrew’s
medicine “The Pink Stuff that tasted like peppermint”, instead of calling it
medicine?
12. Describe Andrew’s
nightmares. What did they mean?
Chapter 5
13. How would you improve the
situation so Andrew wouldn’t be humiliated in front of the class? Why?
14. What would happen if Andrew
didn’t draw freckles on his face? What
do you think Sharon would do?
15. What is your opinion of Miss
Kelly giving Andrew the secret recipe for removing freckles? Explain.
16. Do you think Sharon has
really has a secret recipe for removing freckles? Explain why or why not.
17. What do you think about
Andrew and Nicky wanting to be like each other?
Whole Book
18. Create a person who knew
that the Freckle Juice was fake, describe how this person would have a part in
the story. Explain in detail.
19. Describe the relationship
between Andrew and his class.
20. Divide the characters into
two groups; one group is Main characters; and the other group is the
sub-characters. Also include one word
to describe each character’s personality.
21. If you had to minimize the
number of scenes in the book, what scenes would you take out? Why?
22. If you had to maximize the
number of scenes in the book, write a new scene that you could add.
23. How would you change the
plot of the story, so that Sharon and Andrew were friends at the end? Explain in detail.
24. If you were Andrew, tell
what same decisions you would make and what different decisions you would make
throughout the whole book? Explain why.
25. Describe what the
relationship was like between Sharon and Andrew.
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