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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSMiles Murphy is a self-proclaimed pranking legend who gets dragged to Yawnee Valley, a small cow-obsessed town where he expects to be miserable and unknown. On his very first day at Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy, he discovers that someone has already parked Principal Barkin's car at the top of the front steps, a prank so impressive that Miles is furious he didn't pull it himself. Determined to claim his title as the school's greatest prankster, Miles starts scheming, but he soon realizes the local competition may be far more formidable than he bargained for.
Free Battle of the Books questions for The Terrible Two
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about The Terrible Two. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does a principal climb on top of his own car to give a morning speech to students?
✓ Answer
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
Out of options, Barkin climbs onto his car and announces that students must crawl through the vehicle to enter school. He warns them not to scuff the leather interior.
- First half
In what book does a kid find a rubber chicken in a silver-wrapped present at a town park?
✓ Answer
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
After everyone leaves, Miles spots a present under the picnic table and unwraps it to find a rubber chicken with a message on its belly. The chicken is a secret way one prankster contacts another.
- First half
In what book does a coach give up cupcakes because he is going low carb?
✓ Answer
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
Coach O. has been on a strict low-carb diet, which messes up Miles's plan to lure him with cupcakes. Miles has to write a second forged flyer to get him out of the lounge.
- Second half
In what book does a kid release two thousand crickets from a shoe box during class?
✓ Answer
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
Miles ducks under his desk and releases two thousand crickets after his shoe box swap fails in The Terrible Two.
- Second half
In what book does a boy listen at a principal's door using a drinking glass?
✓ Answer
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
Niles eavesdrops on the principal's office using a drinking glass as an old-fashioned listening device in The Terrible Two.
- Near the end
In what book does a boy raise his left hand to swear a pranking oath because pranksters are outlaws?
✓ Answer
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
Niles explains that pranksters are sinister outlaws so Miles must raise his left hand for the oath in The Terrible Two.
