Setting
Characters
Vocabulary
Shiloh
Comprehension Questions
100
The state Shiloh takes place in
What is West Virginia
100
The main character of Shiloh
What is Marty
100
This is when a person mistreats their animal by neglect, chaining, or beating
What is abuse
100
A dog that is abused by his owner and seeks refuge with Marty
What is Shiloh
100
What is the problem of the story?
What is Judd abuses Shiloh and Marty wants to save Shiloh from him and the abuse.
200
The town that Marty lives in
What is Friendly
200
Abuses his dog and hunts out of season
What is Judd Travers
200
Decency is...
What is polite and considerate behavior
200
The breed of dog that Shiloh is...
What is a Beagle
200
What is the solution to the story?
What is Marty works for Judd for 2 weeks, 2 hours a day, at 2 dollars an hour to keep Shiloh after seeing Judd hunt out of season (blackmails him).
300
The small city near by Friendly that has the corner store
What is Sistersville
300
This man is well-liked by everyone in Friendly and Sistersville. He is a post-man.
What is Marty's dad, Ray
300

Give a synonym for quarrel

argue, fight, disagree, etc.

300
What noise makes Shiloh come?
What is a whistle
300
Why doesn't Marty's family have a pet, explain?
What is they are poor and all of their money has to go to their grandmother who is sick, new shoes, and a telephone that they don't have.
400

What can you infer based on the way Marty speaks as he narrates the story?

He lives in the country, he has a southern accent, etc.

400
Marty's sisters' names
What is Dara Lynn and Becky
400

Give two synonyms for quiver

shake, tremble, vibrate, etc.

400
The dog that attacked Shiloh was?
What is the German Shepherd from the neighborhood
400
How are Marty and David's families different from one another?
What is David's family has a big house with rooms they don't even use and his mother discusses adult topics with David and Marty. Marty's family is poor, etc.
500

Name the impact Marty's dialect has on the story

It shows where he is from, it helps us understand the rural setting, etc.

500
Marty's best friend
What is David Howard
500

Mournful is...

What is full of sadness

500
Marty must lie in order to keep Shiloh, what are some of the lies he tells?
What is lying about not seeing Shiloh, lies by omission, telling the store owner he needs cheap food, telling Howard he can't come over because his mother has headaches, etc.
500
Why does Marty name Shiloh when Judd never named him?
What is Marty loves him.
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