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Daily Double
Bonus Round
100

Why did Paulsen think Storm was a special dog?

a. his long ears

b. his name

c. his personality

d. Paulsen was saved from a bear

c. his personality

100

What did Paulsen mean when he described Storm as being built like a truck?

a. Storm was sturdy, solid and big

b. Storm was fast and agile

c. Storm was loud and obnoxious

d. Storm's body looked like a truck

a. Storm was sturdy, solid and big

100

What is figurative language? What are some examples?

words used to awaken the readers senses that are imaginative comparisons.

ie. metaphors, simile, personification, symbolism

100

What happened to Storm after he retired?

a. Paulsen gave him a family friend.

b. Storm died

c. Storm trained puppies

d. Storm ran away

c. Storm trained puppies

200

Which story did Paulsen share with the reader to illustrate Storm's sense of humor?

a. the story about how Storm refused to run the Iditarod

b. the story about how Storm knew the stove was too heavy

c. the story about Storm buried his hat.

d. the story about how Storm looked when Paulsen first got him.

c. the story about Storm buried his hat.

200

Why did Harriet Tubman's song make the master, Doc Thompson, frown?

a. He thought she couldn't concentrate on her work if she was singing.

b. He was angry that she believed in God.

c. He sensed that she was being disobedient.

c. He sensed that she was being disobedient.

200

Which best describes Harriet Tubman?

a. selfish

b. worrisome

c. determined

d. cowardly

c. determined

200

Which sentence from "Storm" is an example of a simile?

a. It's always possible to learn from dogs.

b. He had a bear's ears.

c. At peak, he was a mighty dog.

d. He pulled like a machine.

d. He pulled like a machine.

300

Which best describes Storm?

a. clever and hardworking

b. boring and lazy

c. stubborn and disloyal

d. unintelligent and weak

a. clever and hardworking