Raymond's Run
Who is Raymond?
What is most important to Don Anselmo?
His family
What does Laurie's mother learn about Charles at the end of the story?
He is actually Laurie.
Who is Algernon?
A mouse
What does Roger steal?
An old lady's pocketbook.
What does Squeaky come to realize about Raymond?
That she can train him as a runner.
What do we find out about Don Anselmo’s land at the beginning of the story?
He owns more land than he thought he did.
Why does Laurie act badly in kindergarten?
Because school is a difficult change for him.
What does Charlie do with Algernon?
He races him in a maze
What does Roger want to buy?
Blue suede shoes
Why does Squeaky say she is "not a Strawberry"
She's not a girly-girl.
Who does Don Anselmo say the trees belong to?
The children in the village
What does it mean that Charles is 'fresh' with the teacher?
He is disrespectful.
What is the name of the test Charlie takes at the beginning of the story?
A Rorschach test.
What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones give to Roger after supper?
$10
Who is Squeaky's rival?
Gretchen
The main conflict in the story
The children of the village taking over the land and the trees.
In "The Story Teller" the characters are riding in a....
Train
Why does Charlie defend the boy in the diner?
Because he knows what it's like to be laughed at.
What does Roger do while Mrs. Jones prepares dinner so that she knows he won't run away or steal again?
He sits where she can see him.
What does Mr. Pearson ask Squeaky to do?
Let someone else win the race.
How does the narrator eventually get the trees back?
He buys them from Don's descendants.
Why do the children like the bachelor's story better than the aunt's?
Because it has an unexpected ending and it doesn't teach the children a moral lesson like their aunt's stories do.
What happens to Charlie at the end of the story?
He moves away (from New York)
What happens before Roger gets to say Thank You?
Mrs. Jones shuts the door in his face.