Characters
Who is the protagonist?
John
Why did John have to go to the haymeadow?
Tink got cancer
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things that uses like it as.
Which dog got hurt first?
Pete cut his toe
What kind of food did John take?
Canned food
Who is the hired worker on the ranch?
Cawley
Name one event where John could have been killed.
Board hitting him in the back or bear attack, or flash flood.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two things that does not use like or as.
What was the first bad thing that happened at the haymeadow?
A snake bit a lamb, and the lamb died.
Cawley told John he would find out what to do from the...(page 74)
Dogs and sheep
Who does John look like and idolize?
His great grandpa.
Which event killed the most sheep?
Bear attack
“The thunder was the Devil bowling in the mountains” is what type of phrase?
Metaphor
Put these events in order: flash flood, thunderstorm, wagon falls in river, John almost drowns, stampede, skunk
Skunk, stampede, thunderstorm, flash flood, wagon falls in river, John almost drowns
What is the major theme of the book?
Growth comes through surviving under difficult circumstances.
What is John’s mother’s name
Emma
What caused the horses to panic while pulling the wagon out of the river, causing John to nearly get killed?
John slapped one of the horses on the rump.
“When he did something he did it right, and he did it to last.” What is the theme of this statement?
Work hard, do things the right way.
Who died first, John’s great grandpa or his great grandma, Emma?
His great grandpa.
What is John’s mother’s name?
Cynthia
Who did John’s great grandpa kill?
Smiley Lincoln
How did John’s mother die?
A horse reared over backward on her and crushed her.
Talking about the bear, John “thought of them as slow and plodding.” However, he found out that they are incredibly fast and strong. This is an example of what literary element?
What is the first thing John does every morning?
He lights a fire
Why did Cawley ask John’s advice about getting the sheep across the road?
He wanted John to make decisions