Vocabulary
Characters
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Random
100
To give out
emit
100
Who is the narrator of the story? (first and last name)
Gary Paulsen
100
What trick does storm play on the dogs that are next to him?
Snorts wind into their ear
100
What are 3 words used to describe Storm's Character Traits?
Possible Answers: joy, loyalty, toughness, peacefulness
100
What does brindle colored mean?
Gray or brown (and streaked or spotted with a darker color)
200
Unfasten
Disengage
200
The narrator refers to this character as his "one dog" or "first dog."
Storm
200
What does Storm doing after stealing Gary Paulsen's hat and burying it in the snow?
Smiles
200
Paulsen takes off with the team of dogs for a 12 mile run. He is going to pick up something at a friends. What object is going to pick up?
Parlor Stove
200
Storm was built like a __________________.
truck
300
Cup-shaped spoon with a long handle for dipping out liquids.
Ladle
300
The dog who nearly took Storm's head off for surprising him.
Fonzie
300
What words are used to describe Storm's eyes? Hint: Storm is able to determine if an object is too heavy or just right.
Scale eyes
300
What does Storm do to indicate that Gary Paulsen is running the dogs too hard?
drops the stick
300
When storm grew old he was said to resemble ___________________________.
George Burns
400
Recover
Regain
400
What is the relationship between the narrator and the author of this story. (hint: trick question)
They are the same person (Gary Paulsen)
400
What is the lesson that Gary Paulsen learns from Storm during a pre-Iditarod race?
Winning isn't everything
400
What is the Iditarod?
A race in Alaska over 1,000 miles. It takes 9 days to complete with 16 dogs.
400
What kind of ears did Storm have?
bear's ears
500
A person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work
Character
500
Who is storm's enemy?
The stove or the weight on the sled
500
What did storm use to communicate with Gary Paulsen?
A stick
500
What 5 things did Storm hide from Gary Paulsen?
hat, ladle, cloth glove liner, roll of tape, bootie (= shoe for a dog's foot)
500
What does storm do that makes him seem almost human?
Has a sense of humor or plays tricks