Comprehension
Point of View
Cause and Effect
Vocabulary
Random!
100

The name of Gary Paulsen's dog.

Dirk.

100

Point of View that "Dirk the Protector" is told from.

 First Person Point of View.

100

When a writer tells us that one event made another event happen. What is this called?

Cause-and-effect relationship.

100

to gain by energetic effort.

What is hustle

100

The place Paulsen sells newspapers.

A bar

200

What is Gary Paulsen's place of work?

 The bowling alley.

200

What is the genre of literature that "Dirk the Protector" is categorized under?

A memoir.

200

What was the cause of Paulsen getting a job?

The need to provide for himself.

200
weak and small.
What is puny
200

a person or thing used to distract others or lead them in a different direction.

 A decoy

300

Who is "Happy" Santun?

Gary Paulsen's Bully

300

Who is the narrator in memoir literature?

The author (Gary Paulsen)

300

What is the effect of Paulsen sharing his hamburger?

 Dirk scares the bullies away.

300

What is a forerunner?

 A person or thing that came before.

300

Another word for companion or associate.

 A cohort.

400

The food Paulsen shares with his canine companion.

 A hamburger.

400

Writer gives true account of experiences from his/her life.

 Memoir literature.

400

The effect of Paulsen getting a job at a farm.

 Dirk finds a permanent home.

400

What does predatory mean? 

given to stealing from or hurting others for one's own gain.

400

What were the two major challenges Paulsen faced at the beginning of the story?

To provide for oneself (food, shelter, school supplies, clothes,etc.) and being bullied by a gang of boys.

500

The two things Paulsen provides for his canine companion.

 Paulsen provides food and shelter.

500

The point of view of the story would be ____________ if Dirk were telling the story.

The first person point of view.

500

What is the effect of Dirk becoming Paulsen's bodyguard?

Happy and his gang never bothering Paulsen again.

500

  What does conventional mean?

 usual; traditional.

500

What is a situation in which no progress can be made; a deadlock?

 An impasse