Characters
Vocabulary
Setting
Events
The Monster Dog
100

The name of Charlotte's teacher.

Who is Mrs. Smith?

100

The meaning of "sprinting."

What is running fast?

100

The time of year in the story

What is Halloween?

100

What she finds in the classroom when she returns from the washroom.

What is "no one in there."

100

What sound does the monster in this story make?

Growling like from a big, mean dog.

200

Is Charlotte the kind of student who gets in trouble with the office?

Yes, because the principal had to call her mother before.

200

The meaning of scatter brain.

Who is someone who is forgetful or gets lost easily.

200

The place that the story is set in.

A school.

200

What she finds in the lunchroom when she goes to look.

What is no one there?

200

How does she know that the dog has long claws?

She can hear them clicking on the floor behind her.

300

How does Charlotte feel in this story when everyone disappears?

Scared and alone.

300

Meaning of "peeked."

To take a quick look at something.

300

Is the dog and the people disappearing real?

No. Charlotte imagined the whole thing. There are no monster dogs.

300

What happens when Charlotte tries to go outside?

There is darkness outside and there is no one there.

300

What does Charlotte do when the monster dog starts to chase her.

She runs as fast as she can.

400

Who calls 911?

Charlotte's teacher.

400

Meaning of "sobbed."

Crying loudly.

400

What rooms does Charlotte visit in this story?

Classroom, bathroom, cafeteria, library, and gym.

400

What does Charlotte do when she realizes that she is trapped and alone in the school and everyone has disappeared?

She bangs on the front door of the school, yelling and screaming for help.

400

When the dog leaps at her back, what does it do to her?

It rips open the back of her shirt and claws her back.

500

Whose perspective is this story told from?

From Charlotte's perspective.

500

Meaning of "menace."

Something dangerous and frightening.

500

What genre of story is this?

Horror.

500
How does Charlotte escape the dog?

She bursts into the classroom and the students and teacher are back.

500

Why does the monster seem real at the end of the story?

Charlotte has burning pain on her back and her clothes are ripped.