Characters
The name of Charlotte's teacher.
Who is Mrs. Smith?
The meaning of "sprinting."
What is running fast?
The time of year in the story
What is Halloween?
What she finds in the classroom when she returns from the washroom.
What is "no one in there."
What sound does the monster in this story make?
Growling like from a big, mean dog.
Is Charlotte the kind of student who gets in trouble with the office?
Yes, because the principal had to call her mother before.
The meaning of scatter brain.
Who is someone who is forgetful or gets lost easily.
The place that the story is set in.
A school.
What she finds in the lunchroom when she goes to look.
What is no one there?
How does she know that the dog has long claws?
She can hear them clicking on the floor behind her.
How does Charlotte feel in this story when everyone disappears?
Scared and alone.
Meaning of "peeked."
To take a quick look at something.
Is the dog and the people disappearing real?
No. Charlotte imagined the whole thing. There are no monster dogs.
What happens when Charlotte tries to go outside?
There is darkness outside and there is no one there.
What does Charlotte do when the monster dog starts to chase her.
She runs as fast as she can.
Who calls 911?
Charlotte's teacher.
Meaning of "sobbed."
Crying loudly.
What rooms does Charlotte visit in this story?
Classroom, bathroom, cafeteria, library, and gym.
What does Charlotte do when she realizes that she is trapped and alone in the school and everyone has disappeared?
She bangs on the front door of the school, yelling and screaming for help.
When the dog leaps at her back, what does it do to her?
It rips open the back of her shirt and claws her back.
Whose perspective is this story told from?
From Charlotte's perspective.
Meaning of "menace."
Something dangerous and frightening.
What genre of story is this?
Horror.
She bursts into the classroom and the students and teacher are back.
Why does the monster seem real at the end of the story?
Charlotte has burning pain on her back and her clothes are ripped.