Plot
In what part of the plot do you learn the setting, characters, situation and the conflict?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Exposition
How does Doris know the puppy is a good dog when she puts it in the basement?
It does not tear things up
Why doesn't Doris give the dog a name?
She doesn't want to get attached
Doris is afraid, or shy, of what Mrs. Lacey will say about the puppy so she talks to her _______?
Timidly
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Doris
Mr. Lacey brings the dog back happens in the exposition, rising action, climax, or falling action of the story ?
Falling action
What does Doris do when her father takes the puppy away?
She cries herself to sleep
What two things do you need to make a good guess or prediction in a story?
Prior knowledge and details or clues from the story
Mr. Lacey tells Doris to feed the dog before it dies of _________, from not having enough food.
Starvation
Why won’t Mr. and Mrs. Lacey allow Doris to keep the stray?
The Laceys can’t afford a dog.
At what point in the plot, exposition, rising action, climax, or falling action does Mr. Lacey say, "I don't know where it came from," he said mildly, "but I know for sure where it's going?"
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Rising action
Which word best describes Mrs. Lacey? Stubborn, selfish, sensible, or generous
Sensible
How might the story have changed if the pound had not been such an awful place?
The father might have left it at the pound to be adopted by another family.
Doris' parents do not respond or ______ her at the dinner table.
Ignore
When Doris would open the basement
door, she often found the puppy...
stretched out on the top step.
The most exciting part of the plot is called the ______.
Climax
What does Mrs. Lacey mean when she tells Doris to act more "grown up".
She wants her to stop crying about the puppy and understand why the family can't keep an animal they can't afford.
Using prior knowledge about families and pets, what makes you think Doris's parents will NOT let her keep the dog?
Parents make decisions and Doris's parents ignored her when she asked about keeping the dog. Her father also said he was going to take it back to the pound when the weather cleared.
Why does Mrs. Lacey grudgingly let Doris feed the puppy table scraps?
She resents wasting food
Why did Doris have to go to into the kitchen after she woke up?
She was hungry.
What part of a story map do you learn why Mr. Lacey brought the dog back home from the shelter?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Falling Action
Who has a change of heart in the story? What causes it?
Mr. Lacey has a change of heart in the story. At first, he does not want Doris to keep the puppy and only allows it to stay until he can bring it to the pound. He changes his mind after he sees the terrible conditions at the pound. It’s overcrowded, stinky, and animals are only given six days to find a home before they are killed. Mr. Lacey does not feel like it is right to leave any animal there, so he brings the dog back home.
What made the puppy a good dog to keep as a pet?
Dog was friendly and never made noise or did any damage to the house. The dog liked people and behaved very well.
Doris _____________ through the yard, went up the shoveled drive and met the dog.
Timidly, Ignore, Starvation, Trudged
Trudged
What did Mr. Lacey say right after Doris picked up a cold biscuit and headed out of the room?
“You’d better feed that mutt before it dies of starvation.”