Alex stared through the cabin window at the darkness. Soon his dad would call him. And he didn't want to go. He wished he hadn't come to the lake for the weekend. "We're ready," Dad said as he came in from the porch. " Grab your rod." Alex turned away from the window and slowly picked up his fishing rod. "Have fun!" Mom said. "Sure," said Alex, trying to make his voice bright. "We should have done this before." Dad said. "Let's catch a big one!" Dad picked up his tackle box, rod, and bait can from the porch. He clicked on the flashlight. 

They walked down the hill toward the lake in the narrow beam of light. The only thing Alex could see was the circle of weeds and rocks at their feet, lit by the flashlight. Insect voices filled his ears---clicks, hums, buzzes, whines. Hundreds of bugs waited in the darkness to attack. "Ow!" he blurted as he felt a sting on his arm. "Mosquitoes," Dad said. "I have brought some spray to keep them off." 

When they reached the boat, Alex stumbled as he climbed over the side. "I don't like this much," he said. "It's so dark." Dad squeezed his shoulder. "Don't worry. It's not as dark as you think. After a while your eyes will get used to the night." Suddenly something rushed past Alex's head. He gasped. "What was that?" "Probably a bat," Dad said. How could Dad act as if it were nothing! "Will bats be flying around our heads the whole time?" "This is their time to be out catching insects," Dad explained. "They won't hurt you. They're too busy grabbing dinner." He pushed the boat off the gravel and jumped in. Alex gazed back at the cabin. A square of light from the window glowed in the darkness. 

Dad rowed to the middle of the lake and stopped. "We'll just let the boat drift. Keep the flashlight in the bottom of the boat. The fish won't bite if they see light flashing around. When we've done baiting our hooks , we'll turn the light off." Leaning down to get closer to the light, Alex tried to thread a worm on his hook, but he couldn't seem to work his fingers right. So what if the worm was only partly on the hook? He didn't want to fish anyway. He didn't even want to be there. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Why isn't Alex keen on going fishing?
2. What makes Alex skeptical of fishing?
3. 
Q2:
1. Where did Alex's dad have fishing gear?
2. What was the location of the fishing gear belonging to Alex's dad?
3. 
Q3:
1. What flying animal gave Alex a fright?
2. What flying mammal scared Alex?
3. 
Q4:
1. Did Alex's dad say he should be frightened of the bat?
2. Did Alex's dad tell him that the bat should scare him?
3. 
Q5:
1. Why shouldn't Alex be afraid of the bat?
2. Why doesn't Alex have any reason to be scared of the bat?
3. 
Q6:
1. What do Alex and his dad eat for dinner?
2. What is dinner for Alex and his father?
3. 
Q7:
1. Was it light out when Alex and his dad left to go fishing?
2. Did Alex and his father depart for their fishing trip when it was light out?
3. 
Q8:
1. What does Alex's dad bring as a light source?
2. What does Alex's father bring along to help make light?
3. 
Q9:
1. Does Alex's dad have anything to keep the mosquitoes away?
2. Does Alex's father have a way of combatting mosquitoes?
3. 
Q10:
1. What does Alex's dad have to help keep away mosquitoes?
2. What does Alex's father bring in order to combat mosquitoes?
3. 
