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FeverDay(attheend).
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/chocolate/fever/chocolate_fever.htm
http://www.ltl.appstate.edu/litcircleunits/litcirunits_Spring02/Chocolate/group
1/group1_index.htm (Literature Circles unit)
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/English/chocolate/html/proce.html
ideas for book
http://edhelper.com/books/Chocolate_Fever.htm
http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=2300
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/rksmith.html
http://www.schools.pinellas.k12.fl.us/educators/tec/Frenden/index.html
1.
http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/c/chocolatefever.html
At this site, students can visit the Milton Hershey Museum, the Hershey
Homepage, and the place ehere the candy is made. There are also
references and ideas for creative writing, math. poetry,related literature and
technology for teachers to use (teacher view). there is a creative way to
introduce the children to the book lissted here.
2.
http://familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/front/0%2C2551%2C2-9125-956%2C00.html
Letter writing and cooking are just two fun activites at this site. Also, what
happens with the cinnamon fever? This site will help give some ideas.
3.
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/chocolate/fever/chocolate_fever.htm
This is a geat site with comprehension questions that can be taken on-line.
there are other good activities such as math graphing and the food guide
pyramid(health).
***** Questions below

Chocolate Fever Activity 1:

Chocolate Fever Activity 2:

Henry decided he loved cinnamon at the end of Chocolate Fever. What other
"fevers" could you get? See our favorite condiments below. Take a poll and
make a chart similar to ours.

Chocolate Fever Activity 4:

Make a new book cover.

Chocolate Fever Chapter 1

1. What did Henry's dad say about how much Henry likes chocolate?
a. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, and daily.
b. He likes it whenever he has money to buy it.
c. He likes it for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
2. What
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. How
a.
b.
c.
d.

did chocolate do to Henry?

didn't hurt him
stunted his growth
made him fat
gave him cavities

do some people say Henry was born?

The stork brought him.
He was hatched fully grown from a chocolate bean
He was a chip off the old block
He appeared in the cabbage patch.

4.How many brothers and sisters does Henry have?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 1
5. What
a.
b.
c.
d.

was Henry's favorite food?

fruit
chocolate
gummy bears
hamburgers

6.What does Henry eat for breakfast?

a. oatmeal with milk and cinnamon
b. bananas and blueberries in cereal
c. chocolate cake, a bowl of cocoa-crispy cereal, and chocolate milk
d. eggs and bacon, toast and jelly with orange juice
7. What was Henry's family like?
a. very nice
b. mean

Chocolate Fever Chapter 2

1. What did Henry grab on his way out of the house?

a. coat and mittens
b. paper and pencils
c. hand full of chocolate kisses
2. Henry felt___ one morning.
a. strange
b. sad
c. mad
d. weak
3. What happened when Mrs. Kimmefarber called on Henry to answer a
question in math class?
a. He asked her if he could sharpen his pencil.
b. He told her he needed to go to the restroom.
c. He told he he had little brown spots all over.
d. He told he he needed a drink of water.
4. Henry's school was ___ .
a. far from his house
b. a block away
c. in the next town
d. thirty blocks away
5. ________ appeared on Henry's arm.
a. Red bumps
b. Freckles
c. Warts
d. Black spots
Chocolate Fever Chapter 3
1. How
a.
b.
c.

did the children react when Henry said he had brown spots all over?
They began asking him questions.
broke out in giggles
were completely quiet waiting for Henry to say more

2. What did the teacher do when Henry told her about the spots?
a. called his parents
b. ignored Henry
c. took him to another teacher for a second opinion
d. took him to the school nurse
3. Why did Mr. Pangalos not want to be bothered?
a. He was eating lunch.

b. He was teaching science class.

c. He was teaching a lesson on Americus Vespucci.
d. It was his planning period.
4. What happened as Mr. Pangalos and Mrs. Kimmelfarber were examining
Henry?
a. He yelled, Call my mom!!"
b. spots broke out on his face
c. Chocolate tears ran down his cheeks.
Chocolate Fever Chapter 4
1. How large were the brown spots that covered Henry?
a. the size of pin heads
b. the size of walnuts
c. the size of freckles
d. the size of chocolate chips
2. Where did Mrs. Kimmelfarber take Henry next?
a. to the principal
b. to the gym teacher
c. to the office to call home
d. to the school nurse
3. What did everyone smell any time Henry came near?
a. rubbing alcohol
b. peppermint
c. chocolate or cocoa
d. cinnamon
4. Why is Chapter 4 called "Pop"??
a. Henry was given pop to drink by the nurse to calm his stomach.
b. The rash made a popping sound as Henry broke out.
c.The children were playing the game "Pop Goes the
Weasel".
Chocolate Fever Chapter 5
1. Dr. Fargo said Henry looked like __________ .
a. he had chicken pox
b. he was hit with chocolate drops
c. he fell in a mud puddle
2. The doctor took a sample from one of Henry brown spots and had it
tested. What did the lab discover?

a. The spots were chocolate.

b. The spots were caused from malaria fever.
c. The spots were from insect bites.
3. Dr. Fargo acted ___________ .
a. dingy
b. intelligent
c. like he knew what Henry had
4. How
a.
b.
c.
d.

did Henry get to City Hospital?

ambulance
taxi
car
bus

Chocolate Fever Chapter 6

1. What did Henry do when he was alone?
a. He cried.
b. He screamed.
c. He laughed.
2. Where did Henry go when he left the hospital?
a. the meat market
b. home
c. to a garage
d. to a store
3. What did Henry look like?
a. He had big brown spots on him.
b. He had large bumps on his legs.
c. He had a red rash.
4. What did Henry do while all the doctors where examining him?
a. He kicked Dr. Fargo.
b. He asked if he could get a drink of water.
c. He ran away.
d. He cried.
5. Where did Henry decide to go next?
a. far away
b. home
c. the hospital
Chocolate Fever Chapter 7
1. How did people react when Henry walked down the street?

a. They asked Henry if he wanted to play with them.

b. People threw things at Henry.
c.They stopped what they were doing to stare at him, and they called
him names.
2. What made one boy ask Henry if he was Henry Green?
a. He saw his name on his hospital bracelet.
b. He recognized him from school.
c. He heard about Henry on the radio.
3. What did Henry say happens when you get chocolate fever?
a. You start to cough, you break out in brown spots, and then you die.
b. You start sneezing. You get a fever, then you break out in sores.
c. Your head swells, your mouth gets dry, you get big chocolate spots,
then the bad things begin to happen.
4. What did Henry tell the boys to keep them from fighting him?
a. He said, "Leave me alone."
b. He said my dad is a cop.
c. He told them they would get a terrible disease if they touched him.
5. When Big Boy wanted to fight what did the other boys do?
a. began to hit and kick
b. backed off
Chocolate Fever Chapter 8
1. Where did Henry go after the boys recognized him?
a. He ran to the highway where Mac offered him a ride.
b. He ran home and hide in his bedroom.
c. He ran back to the hospital where his mother told him she had a
cure.
2. What did Mac and Henry do for supper?
a. bought food at a fast food restaurant
b. stopped at a truck stop
c. shared the meal Mac's wife fixed
3. Henry agreed to __________ .
a. go home
b. go to the hospital
c. call his parents
4. Where did Henry tell Mac he was going?
a. to his grandmom's house

b. running away
c. to California
5. How did Mac react to the big brown spots?
a. He thought they were no big deal.
b. He wanted to rush Henry to the hospital.
6. What did Henry do as soon as he climbed into the truck?
a. began crying
b. took a nap
c. told Mac his whole story
7. How
a.
b.
c.

did Mac describe Henry?

weird, ugly
sort of special, unique
handsome

8. What did Mac say to Henry to make him think running away was a bad
idea?
a. He said Henry didn't have enough food and money to run away.
b. He said he beat Henry's mother was crying her heart out with worry.
Chocolate Fever Chapter 9
1. What were the names of the robbers?
a. Righty and Sam
b. Lefty and Louie
c. Lefty and Righty
2. Why
a.
b.
c.

did the robbers choose Mac to rob?

Mac just happened along when they were planning the hijack.
The truck was stopped so it was easy for them to rob.
They thought he was carrying a cargo of expensive furs.

3. Why did Mac laugh at the robbers?

a. He thought it was funny that the robbers were only getting a
truckload of candy bars.
b. The robbers acted silly telling jokes.
c. The robbers were dressed like clowns.
4. What happened as Mac and Henry got back into the diesel?
a. The truck wouldn't start.
b. They lost their keys.
c. They were hijacked.
5. What did the robbers used to hold up Mac and Henry?

a. a club and a bat

b. a knife
c. a small blue revolver
Chocolate Fever Chapter 10
1. Where was Henry when he woke up?
a. far into the country
b. in the middle of the city
2. Why
a.
b.
c.

did the dogs come into the cabin?

They were friends of Louie and Lefty.
They smelled Henry who smelled like a chocolate shop.
They had hams hanging up in the cabin and the dogs smelled them.

3. What was the hideout like?

a. a barn in the middle of the cow pasture
b. an office building in the middle of the city
c. a cabin with no windows and no lights
4. What did Mac do while the robbers were stunned?
a. He backed them in the corner and tied them up.
b. He pounced on Lefty, then Louie took the pistols away.
c. He hit them with his fists.
5. How were Mac and Henry rescued from the outlaws?
a. by a group of dogs
b. by a farmer and his wife
c. the police
6. How
a.
b.
c.

long did the robbers travel to get to their hideout?

all the way until morning
one hour
ten minutes

Chocolate Fever Chapter 11

1. How did Mr. Cane know a cure for chocolate fever?
a. He read about the cure in a book.
b. He had chocolate fever as a kid.
c. He was a doctor.

2. What did Mr. Cane look like?

a. black hair and blue eyes
b. tall and skinny

c. Santa Claus
3. What was the nickname of Alfred Cane?
a. Dough Boy
b. Sugar Cane
c. Sweets
4. What did Mr. Cane's office look like?
a. empty except for his desk
b. fancy with leather furniture
c. The walls were lined with candy jars.
5. What did Mr. Cane give Henry to cure his chocolate fever?
a. vanilla pills
b. chocolate pills
c. almond pills
Chocolate Fever Chapter 12
1. How did Henry feel when he got home?
a. great
b. rotten
2. What
a.
b.
c.

new food did Henry discover at breakfast?

cinnamon
mustard
ketchup

3. What did Henry's mother fix for breakfast?

a. bacon and eggs
b. pancakes with chocolate syrup
c. cereal
4. What did the candy company want to do for Henry?
a. give him a year's supply of chocolate
b. give him an award
d. give him a job when he turns 16

Vocabulary Words:
Acquaintance
Cautiously
Hijacked
Prodded

bluffing
desolate
mirth
subsided

breeds
dumbfounded
nauseating
survive

cargo
earnestly
phenomenon

Chocolate Math
Heres a cute idea for using Hershey bars for teaching fractions! Sent in by
homeschooling mom Kathi Rodgers. Ive added links to other chocolate-y
sites as well.
My favorite fractions game: (now, smile when you read this!)
How many squares are there in this Hershey bar? 12? Yes! Now, if Mommy
takes two squares, how many are left? 10! Yes! That means there are 10
pieces of the 12 left, doesn't it? That's 10/12. Mommy has two pieces of the
12, so that's 2/12.
Now, let's put them back together again. See? 12 pieces of the 12 pieces.
That's 12 over 12, or 12/12, or a whole. When the top number is the same as
the bottom number, it means a whole, or 1.
Now, watch Mommy eat 6 of the squares. How many are left? 6... yes, there
are 6/12 left. Now you can eat one square. Now there are 5/12 left. Mommy
eats 3 more, so there are 2/12 left. You eat one, and Mommy will eat one....
how many now?!
Chocolate Chip Candy
Ingredients:
1/4 c. powdered sugar
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. Eagle Brand milk
1 c. peanut butter
Directions:
Mix together and drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Refrigerate.
1. Have you ever had too much of a good thing, a food that you once loved
but because you ate it too much it now gives you the willies just to look at
it? If so, write a little story about how that happened. If not, write an
imaginative tale what might happen if you ate too much of your favorite
food.
Encourage students to be creative here, but not gross. Discourage them
from copying Chocolate Fever by asking them to place their stories in their
own hometowns, with their own families and friends and teachers, like
Robert KimmelSmith seems to do in Chocolate Fever. When they're finished,
encourage them to read them aloud in front of the class, and, for fun, keep
track of all the different foods that they write about.

2. Take a poll of people's favorite and least favorite foods - your friends, your
parents, your teacher. Make a chart where you keep track of the different
things people like to eat. After you've compiled all kinds of different food
items, look for patterns and draw conclusions - what are the foods people
seem to like the most; what do those foods have in common; are they salty,
sweet? Are there any items you have never heard of? Pay attention to how
many people's favorite foods are junk foods!
Students should do this assignment over a few days, taking their work home
and asking friends and families. Ask them to make a formal chart: to make a
mark in the chart every time someone lists favorites like pizza or hot dogs,
but also to add anew food (like Korean kimchi) to the chart when someone
mentions it. Find out which kinds of foods were the most popular and maybe
have a party, later in the year, where you eat those foods. Also, find out
what some of the strangest foods were, and do a lesson where you tell the
students a little bit about the culture from which they came. Discussing the
diverse cultures from which great food comes will tie in nicely with the
theme in Chocolate Fever about treating those different from us well and
with respect.

Discussion Questions:
1. List all the sweets Henry eats on the Friday morning he gets chocolate
fever.
Chocolate Cake, Cocoa-crispy cereal with chocolate syrup in the milk, A
glass of chocolate milk, Chocolate cookies. (pp. 15-16)
2. Why does Henry tell the gang of boys in the schoolyard that he has
Chocolate Fever? Why does he want them to be scared of catching it?
Henry thinks if he can convince the gang that Chocolate Fever is contagious,
they'll keep away and stop harassing him. (p. 52)
3. Describe how the dogs' jumping and licking Henry allow Mac to foil and
capture the hijackers.
The dogs, on the trail of Henry's chocolate scent, come rushing into the
cabin," yelping and jumping and barking enough to fill the cabin with
confusion." Mac uses the commotion as an opportunity to take Lefty's pistol
away from him, and then takes Louie's gun after it falls. The dogs keep
storming into the cabin, but Mac usable to keep the hijackers captive until
the police arrive. (p. 77-78)
4. Why do you think Henry feels so comforted by Nurse Molly Farthing?
With everyone else around him acting hysterically, Nurse Farthing is "cool as
cantaloupe." She holds Henry's hand, which makes Henry feel better. It also

helps him calm him to see that there's one adult who isn't overreacting.
Nurse Farthing's calmness seems to rub off on Henry. (p. 35)
5. Examine the reasons Henry runs away from Dr. Fargo's office. What do
you think he was afraid of?
All the commotion surrounding Henry and his new disease reaches a fever
pitch after Dr. Fargo examines him. "There was more excitement than Henry
had overseen," Smith writes, "....Henry was tired....He wanted to be left
alone." Instead of comforting Henry, as Nurse Farthing did, Dr. Fargo seems
so excited by having discovered "a new disease" and "making medical
history" that he forgets momentarily about his patient. (p. 41)
6. Have you ever been afraid of a doctor's, nurse's or dentist's office? If so,
describe why you were frightened and what you did to get over your fear. If
not, explain how it is you've been so brave!
Ask students to discuss what might make a doctor's office scary or
intimidating: the presence of other sick children, having to sit in the waiting
room for a long time, those lonely toys scattered around the waiting room
that no one seems to play with. Very few doctor's offices are places that are
comforting, and since you might already be sick or not feeling well, you
might be especially uncomfortable in such an environment. And then, of
course, some doctors and nurses can appear cold or uncaring, like Dr. Fargo.
But sometimes the people at a doctor's office are quite kind and go to great
effort to make you feel better. Maybe they talk to you about school, what
kind of sports you play and activities you like, what kind of books you read
or video games you play. Usually, it helps to have a parent there with you.
It's hard to get over the fear of adductor's office, but it helps to have a kind
and caring doctor, and if you're sick, it helps to figure that you won't be sick
forever, and that by going to the doctor's office you are probably well on the
way to recovery.
7. Even though Henry has ugly brown spots all over his face, Mac treats him
well. Why?
What is it that Mac has experienced in his life that helps him understand
what it's like to be" unique" (p. 61)?Mac, an African American, is used to
being treated differently because of the color of his skin. He can sympathize
with what Henry is going through. Since Henry only developed chocolate
fever that morning, he's still in shock and rightfully worried about his
appearance. But Mac has been black all his life, and is used to looking
different from others, from standing out because of the color of his skin. Mac
has developed ways to be positive about what makes him different-about
being unique and-having a positive attitude is something that can help
Henry get through his difficult time. (pp. 61-62)
8. Just as Henry and Mac are about to pull over and call Henry's parents,
Mac's truck gets hijacked. Modify that scene in the book and describe what

might have happened if they had actually called on the phone. How might
Henry's parents have reacted?
Henry's parents would surely have been relieved to hear from Henry. They
might athirst have been confused - "Who is this Mac," they might wonder,
"and what is he doing with my son?" but eventually they would have listened
to what Henry and Mac had to say. They might have asked Henry to stay put
so they could pick him up. Or they might have worked out some kind of
arrangement with Mac to bring Henry home.
9. Try and predict what might happen to the hijackers once they're in the
hands of the police. Most likely, they will go to prison, but what will happen
to them before that? What's the process a criminal goes through before he
or she can be put in jail.
Even though the hijackers were caught red-handed holding Mac and Henry
hostage, in an American court of law, every criminal is considered innocent
until proven guilty. That means they will have to appear in court and be
defendants in a courtroom trial. They will have the opportunity to hire a
lawyer to argue their case for them, and if they cannot afford a lawyer one
will be appointed to them for free. During the trial, either a judge or a jury of
regular citizens will decide whether they are guilty or not guilty, and, if the
decision is guilty, what their punishment will be.
10. Explain what Mac means when he tells Henry "A good child respects his
parents...Good child don't cause his parents heartache or grief." What is your
definition of "respect," and why, in your experience, is it important not to
cause your parents "heartache or grief" (p. 64)?
Teachers might talk about the fact that one of the responsibilities of a child
is to make sure his or her parents don't have to worry too much about their
well being. Parents worry so much already about their children, and children
need to be aware when they are doing something, like running away, it
causes their parents even more stress than they normally experience.
Students will have all sorts of definitions of "respect," and what it means to
them and how it's defined in their families. Teachers might talk about how
respect means more than just calling your parents" sir" or "ma'am" but
learning to value all the effort they go to (in their jobs, in the way they take
responsibility for their children) and making them feel like they are
appreciated for that effort. (p. 64)
11. Compare the different ways all the adults in the book react to Henry's
Chocolate Fever. Have you ever been sick and had an adult react
hysterically? Explain why such behavior might have only made you more
upset or afraid?
Mrs. Kimmelfarber reacts emotionally, turning hysterical; her reaction seems
like an overreaction. Nurse Farthing, of course, is quite calm and comforting
to Henry. Dr. Fargo turns selfish: instead of comforting his patient he is more
interested in the potential fame and glory that might come to him for

discovering this strange new disease. Mac is kind and understanding that
Henry is going through a difficult time, and is especially sensitive to the fact
that Henry feels he looks "ugly." Mac seems to have gained wisdom from lots
of life experience and perhaps his own pain. Alfred "Sugar" Cane, without
being preachy or heavy-handed, gives Henry the sound advice that "we
can't have everything we want every time we want it," including chocolate.
Teachers might want to talk about how some adults overreact or become
unnecessarily angry and raised their voices, and that these behaviors can be
frightening. Encourage students to talk, too, about people from their own
lives who have reacted in comforting or positive ways to their problems,
people in their own life similar to Nurse Farthing or Mac.
12. Perhaps you think of Mac as the hero of the book and the hijackers as
the villains. Nevertheless, try to think of some of the characters that don't
fall easily into one category or the other, such as Dr. Fargo or Mrs.
Kimmelfarber. These characters obviously care about Henry but perhaps
have trouble showing it. Describe what you think their motivations are for
the way they treat Henry and how you feel about these characters. Be more
descriptive than simply saying whether you like these characters or not.
Mrs. Kimmelfarber is obviously worried about her student, and having so
many students to be in charge of, she is probably worried about Henry's
disease spreading to others. Mrs. Kimmelfarber has never seen Chocolate
Fever before and has nothing else to compare it to, and she is obviously
unsettled by this. Dr. Fargo is too caught up in his own "discovery" to stop
and realize he has a patient who needs his comfort and care. Teachers
should encourage students to discuss how Dr. Fargo is not a bad person, but
seems to have his priorities mixed-up; he's more interested in himself than
his patient.
13. Chocolate Fever is a work of fiction, and there's no such thing as
chocolate fever. But describe the consequences of eating too many sweets?
And how does a person really get freckles?
Eating too much chocolate - or, for that matter, eating too much of any
candy - can give people bad stomach aches or even a headaches. Too much
sugar (combined with not brushing teeth well enough) can result in cavities,
which everyone knows can make going to the dentist a painful experience.
Freckles, of course, are not caused by eating too much chocolate or eating
too much of anything. Freckles are actually called melanin - small brown
spots - and usually appear on people with fair or light skin. They also tend to
appear on the skin when one spends a lot of time in the sun. Many young
kids develop freckles on their cheeks, which is the body's natural way of
protecting the face from the dangerous UV rays of the sun.
14. What do you think Robert Kimmel Smith wants us to learn from his
imaginative story about Henry? What kind of lesson or message did you get

from the book? Describe how you might apply this lesson to your own life, to
your interactions with other kids your age, to other adults?
Students might focus on the book's lessons dealing with how we should treat
others who are different from us; how we should comfort those in pain or in
need rather than shunning them; how sometimes the things we love (like
eating chocolate) can be done to excess; and though Chocolate Fever is a
fictitious disease, there can be dangerous consequences to eating too many
sweets. Teachers should talk about these consequences. Encourage students
to share experiences where they have encountered "unique" individuals in
their own life, and perhaps how the lessons learned from Chocolate Fever
might stay with them the next time they have to interact with someone
different from them.

We had a Chocolate Fever Day at school. The

students all brought chocolate products and
really enjoyed tasting all the different types of
chocolate. We had dozens of different kinds of
candy, whoppers, several kinds of cereal,
cupcakes, poptartsin fact we had so much
chocolate that we decided to celebrate
chocolate on Monday too. LOL! We will graph
our favorites on Monday.

Ourlibrarianborrowedthismoviefromanotherschool.Mystudentsreally
enjoyedit.