Honus+and+Me

Honus and Me

Jeopardy Ch. 1 - 11

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Honus & Me

By Dan Gutman

Guided Questions


 * Questions to be asked before reading the story**

 Discuss collecting. What kinds of things to people collect? Do the

students collect anything? If so, what?


 * Questions to be asked during the story**

 What kind of baseball player is Joe? Is he good? Why or why not?

(ch 1-2)

 Why do you think Miss Young has a picture of Honus Wagner?

Why does she have one of his very rare baseball cards? Why

would she want them thrown out? (ch 3-4)

 Why doesn’t Birdie like Joe? (ch 5-6)

 Why does Birdie try to cheat Joe when Joe asks how much the

Honus Wagner card is worth? (ch 5-6)

 Why doesn’t Joe tell his mom about the baseball card right away?

(ch 7-8)

 If you had found Honus Wagner in your bedroom in the middle of

the night, what would you have done? (ch 7-8)

 What advice does Honus give Joe to help him become a better

baseball player? Do you think the advice is helpful? (ch 7-8)

 How has the game of baseball changed from the time Honus

played and today? (ch 9-10)

 What does Honus let Joe do? How does Joe’s dream come true?

(ch 11-12)

 What does Honus say he is going to do with his extra money?

What does Joe learn from him about money? (ch 13-17)

 How does Joe help Miss Young in the end of the book? (ch 13-17)