Vocabulary
The Stranger
Events
The Bailey's
Other
100
What is the definition of fascinated?
It is interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed.
100
Where did Mr. Bailey find The Stranger? What did he think it really was?
He found him laying in the street. He thought he was a deer.
100
Why does the Author explain that The Stranger was never tired after working in the fields?
To show that The Stranger was special.
100
What kind of work did the Bailey's do?
They own a farm and they work in the fields.
100
What is the genre of the story?
It is a fantasy.
200
What is the definition of etched?
it is to engrave; a design or drawing on a metal plate or glass.
200
Why did the Bailey's believe that he is a hermit? Was he a hermit? If he was a hermit, how should he have acted?
Due to his appearance and the fact that he does not talk. No If he was a hermit he would have been uncomfortable with the Bailey's.
200
How do you know the weather should have been changing?
The geese flew south for the winter.
200
How is The Stranger treated by the Bailey family?
He became a member of the Bailey family.
200
Why do you think The Stranger blew on the leaf? What happened when he blew on it?
He blew on the leaf to see if he would make it change color and make the seasons change. The leaf changed from green to red.
300
What is the definition of timid?
It is easily frightened; shy.
300
How is The Stranger different from most people?
The rabbits are not afraid of him. They let him pick them up.
300
What happened to the thermometer after the doctor takes the strangers temperature? What should have happened.
It breaks. The mercury is stuck at the bottom. The mercury should have risen.
300
What most important effect did The Stranger have on the Bailey's farm?
Summer would not change to fall.
300
Could this story really have happened? Why or why not?
This story could not have really happened. No person can cause the seasons to change.
400
What is the definition of a Parlor?
It is formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; a sitting room.
400
What event shows that The Stranger is harmless?
He sat with Katy and watched the sun set.
400
Why did the pumpkins on the farm grow bigger?
They grew bigger because the weather was unusually warm
400
What would have happened to the Bailey farm if The Stranger would have stayed with them?
The weather probably would have stayed warm.
400
What signs of fall are described in the story?
The leaves on the trees change color. The air gets cooler. The days get shorter. The geese fly south.
500
What is the definition of Frost?
It is moisture that is frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice formed when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing.
500
How do you know that The Stranger cares about the Bailey's after he left?
He visits every autumn and makes the trees stay green an extra week and leaves them a message on the farmhouse windows.
500
What was different about the leaves on the trees in the North?
They had red and orange leaves.
500
What event happened on the Bailey's farm, that could never really happen?
The leaves changed color in one day.
500
Who does the Stranger represent?
He represents Jack Frost or The Spirit of the Fall.