Comprehension
Point of View
Cause and Effect
Vocabulary
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100
The name of Gary Paulsen's dog.
Who is Dirk.
100
Point of View that "Dirk the Protector" is told from.
What is First Person Point of View.
100
The writer tells us that one event made another event happen.
What is a cause-and-effect relationship.
100
to gain by energetic effort.
What is hustle
100
The place Paulsen sells newspapers.
What is the bars at night.
200
Gary Paulsen's place of work.
What is the bowling alley.
200
The genre of literature that "Dirk the Protector" is categorized under.
What is memoir.
200
The cause of Paulsen getting a job.
What is the need to provide for himself.
200
weak and small.
What is puny
200
a person or thing used to distract others or lead them in a different direction.
What is a decoy
300
Name of Gary Paulsen's bully.
Who is "Happy" Santun.
300
The narrator in memoir literature.
Who is the author.
300
The effect of Paulsen sharing his hamburger.
What is Dirk scaring the bullies away.
300
person or thing that came before.
What is forerunner
300
companion or associate.
What is a cohort.
400
The food Paulsen shares with his canine companion.
What is a hamburger.
400
Writer gives true account of experiences from his/her life.
What is memoir literature.
400
The effect of Paulsen getting a job at a farm.
What is Dirk finding a permanent home.
400
given to stealing from or hurting others for one's own gain.
What is predatory.
400
the two major challenges Paulsen faces at the beginning of the story.
What is the need to provide for oneself (food, shelter, school supplies, clothes,etc.) and being bullied by a gang of boys.
500
The two things Paulsen provides for his canine companion.
What is food and shelter.
500
The point of view of the story would be ____________ if Dirk were telling the story.
What is first person point of view.
500
The effect of Dirk becoming Paulsen's bodyguard.
What is Happy and his gang never bothering Paulsen again.
500
usual; traditional.
What is conventional
500
a situation in which no progress can be made; a deadlock.
What is an impasse
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