If you are suffering from "starvation", you do not have a lot of ____________.
Food
100
Which component of plot development is: Doris gets to keep the puppy.
a. Exposition
b. Rising Action
c. Climax
d. Falling Action
e. Resolution
e. Resolution
100
What is a conflict?
A conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces.
100
Where did the puppy have to sleep at the Lacey's house?
The puppy slept in the basement.
100
Who is the protagonist in "Stray"?
Doris
200
The puppy was shy when he walked over to Doris. Which word beginning with 't' describes how the dog walked over to Doris.
timidly
200
Which component of plot development is: Mr. Lacey tells Doris to feed the dog, which tells us that he did not leave the dog at the pound.
a. Exposition
b. Rising Action
c. Climax
d. Falling Action
e. Resolution
c. Climax
200
Give an example of character vs. character in the story "Stray".
Doris wanted to keep the puppy, but her parents said they could not afford to keep it.
200
What month does the story take place in?
January
200
True or False: The puppy behaved badly when he was at the Lacey's house.
FALSE. He was very well-behaved.
300
Doris trudged through the heavy snow. What does trudged mean?
Trudged means walked slowly or laboriously.
300
Which component of plot development is: Doris finds an abandoned puppy in the snow.
a. Exposition
b. Rising Action
c. Climax
d. Falling Action
e. Resolution
a. Exposition
300
Give an example of character vs. nature in "Stray".
Mr. Lacey wanted to bring the puppy to the pound, but the snow prevented him from leaving.
300
The Laceys did not want to keep the puppy because Mr. Lacey did not make a lot of _____________.
Money
300
How did Mr. Lacey change from antagonist to protagonist throughout the story?
At first, Mr. Lacey wanted to bring the dog to the pound, but changed his mind after seeing the horrible conditions.
400
Doris was full of distress when her father took the puppy to the pound. What does distress mean?
Distress means extreme sorrow or pain; sadness
400
Which component of plot development is: Mr. and Mrs. Lacey tell Doris they cannot keep the puppy. Mr. Lacey brings the puppy to the pound.
a. Exposition
b. Rising Action
c. Climax
d. Falling Action
e. Resolution
b. Rising Action
400
Give an example of character vs. self in "Stray".
Doris needed to decide whether to fight to keep the puppy or listen to her parents.
400
The pound was the __________ looking place he had ever seen.
worst
400
What animal, besides the puppy, did Mr. Lacey say he "wouldn't even leave at the pound"?
An ant
500
Mrs. Lacey was hesitant to feed the dog. What word beginning with 'g' can we use to describe how Mrs. Lacey gave the dog table scraps.
Grudgingly
500
Which component of plot development is: Mr. Lacey describes the pound as the "worst" place he has ever seen.
a. Exposition
b. Rising Action
c. Climax
d. Falling Action
e. Resolution
d. Falling Action
500
How does the story "Stray" display a conflict of character vs. society?
Mr. Lacey would not leave the puppy at the pound because it was the worst place he had ever seen.
500
How many dogs did the pound keep in one cage?
10
500
What 3 details about the pound added to Mr. Lacey's decision to bring the dog home?
1. The pound kept 10 dogs to a cage.
2. After 6 days, the dogs were killed.
3. It smelled bad.