Stone Fox Chapters 1-3

What is the setting of the story?

• on a potato farm in Wyoming

• on a potato farm in Wisconsin

• on a corn farm in Wyoming

• on a corn farm in Wisconsin

The one time that little Willy overslept, Grandfather put Willy's breakfast

• in a trashcan

• in the pig pen

• in the chicken coop

• in the horse trough

What is the name of little Willy's dog?

• Rex

• Jackson

• Searchlight

• Lester

What is Willy and Grandfather's sign for "no"?

• palm up

• palm down

• thumb up

• thumb down

How old is Willy?

• 11 years old

• 10 years old

• 9 years old

• 8 years old

Who does Doc Smith think Grandfather should stay with while he is sick?

• Mrs. Peacock

• Miss Williams

• Mr. Lester

• Mr. Jackson

How much money does Willy have in a savings account at the bank?

• 100 dollars

• 75 dollars

• 50 dollars

• 25 dollars

Willy wants to buy a palomino to help him prepare the field for the potatoes. What is a palomino?

• horse

• palm tree

• dog

• bird

What does the word irrigation mean in the following sentences? "Hadn't he gotten up in the middle of the night to check the irrigation?" "The field had been irrigated so we couldn't play football."

• watered

• horse

• cause someone to feel annoyed

• planted