Setting
Characters
Vocabulary
Shiloh
Comprehension Questions
100
The state Shiloh takes place in
What is West Virginia
100

The main character/protagonist of Shiloh

Who is Marty

100

This is when a person mistreats their animal by neglect, chaining, or beating

What is abuse

100

A dog that is abused by his owner and seeks refuge with Marty

Who is Shiloh

100

What is the problem of the story?

What is Judd abuses Shiloh and Marty wants to save Shiloh from him and the abuse.

200
The town that Marty lives in
What is Friendly
200

Abuses his dog and hunts out of season

Who is Judd Travers

200

Decency is...

What is polite and considerate behavior

200

The breed of dog that Shiloh is...

What is a Beagle

200
What is the solution to the story?
What is Marty works for Judd for 2 weeks, 2 hours a day, at 2 dollars an hour to keep Shiloh after seeing Judd hunt out of season (blackmails him).
300
The small city near by Friendly that has the corner store
What is Sistersville
300

This man is well-liked by everyone in Friendly and Sistersville. He is a post-man.

Who is Marty's dad, Ray Preston

300

A Wimper is...

What is when a dog cries

300
What noise makes Shiloh come?
What is a whistle
300
Why doesn't Marty's family have a pet, explain?
What is they are poor and all of their money has to go to their grandmother who is sick, new shoes, and a telephone that they don't have.
400

Where does Marty see Judd kill the deer out of season

What are the woods on the way to Judd's house

400
Marty's sisters' names
What is Dara Lynn and Becky
400

To Tremble is...

What is shaking when nervous or scared

400

The dog that attacked Shiloh was?

What is the German Shepherd, Baker's Dog

400
How are Marty and David's families different from one another?
What is David's family has a big house with rooms they don't even use and his mother discusses adult topics with David and Marty. Marty's family is poor, etc.
500

Where does Marty decide to hide Shiloh when he lays under the sycamore tree the 2nd time?

What up on the hill on his parent's land/property

500
Marty's best friend
What is David Howard
500

A Buckshoot is...

What is a piece of a bullet

500

Marty must lie in order to keep Shiloh, what are some of the lies he tells?

What is lying about not seeing Shiloh, lies by omission, telling the store owner he needs cheap food, telling Howard he can't come over because his mother has headaches, etc.

500
Why does Marty name Shiloh when Judd never named him?
What is Marty loves him.