Who said that?
“You can rip my head off—there still isn’t any more hamburger.”
Who is Gary?
Gary Paulsen names Dirk after this person.
Who is the detective in a novel he was reading?
The word puny means this.
What is weak or small?
Gary offers a hamburger to Dirk in this part of the plot.
What is rising action?
Gary describes Dirk this way when he first meets him. (get close)
What is alley dog crossed with alligator?
“Hi, Dirk.”
Who is Gary?
Paulsen leaves Dirk on the farm because...
What is he knew the dog would be happy there because he actually lets Olaf pet him?
The word cohort means this in this statement. I ran smack into Happy and his cohorts.
What are the friends or people he spends time with?
This is the story's moral that the author wants you to understand about life.
What is the theme?
This is where Dirk ends up at the end of the story.
What is Olaf's farm?
"Last year I lost forty-three to coyotes."
Who is the farmer, Olaf?
In Dirk the Protector, Gary needed money for this.
What are food, clothes, and school supplies?
Gary Paulsen works here as a young kid to earn money.
What is the bowling alley?
Gary fondly recalls how Dirk chased Happy and spits out bits of his pants. He also recalls that Dirk likes to guard things.
What is resolution?
This is the one item that made Gary's and Dirk's relationship good when they first met.
What is the hamburger?
"Well - lookit here. He came to us this time..."
Who is Happy?
Gary Paulsen is about this old when this story took place, AND where does the story take place?
What is middle or high school (teenager) and a small town?
What part of the plot is this from: Dirk chased Happy and his gang and is now Gary's bodyguard.
What is the climax of our story?
This is the bulk or majority of any story.
What is rising action?
This is the person who Dirk bites and chases off.
Who is Happy Santun?
"He likes to guard things, doesn’t he?”
Who is Olaf?
This is the beast that lives under the stairs.
What is Dirk?
Dirk the Protector was written from what point of view? (1st, 2nd or 3rd)
What is 1st person?
This is the place in the story where the action is working toward the resolution and the conflict is being resolved. (not quite the end)
What is falling action?
At the end of the story, Dirk guards ____from _____.
What are sheep and coyotes?