Love That Dog Book Test

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Jack

• Miss Stretchberry

• Walter Dean Myers

• Sky

From which point of view is Love That Dog told?

• First person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

What is Jack's main internal conflict at the beginning of the novel?

• He doesn't understand poetry and thinks it's only for girls.

• He is afraid his teacher will be upset with his writing.

• He doesn't have any personal experiences to write about.

• He thinks poetry is too easy and doesn't challenge him.

Based on Jack's journal entries, what can the reader infer Miss Stretchberry wants to do with his poems?

• She wants to make a book with them.

• She wants to hang them up.

• She wants to send them home.

• She wants to read them to the class.

Jack tells Miss Stretchberry that she can hang up his poem, but only if she (a)  

• doesn't put his name on it.
• draws a picture to go with it.
• writes it in nice handwriting.
• types it on yellow paper.

What pet did Jack used to have?

• a yellow dog

• a bird

• a lizard

• a chicken

Where did Jack get his pet from?

• A neighbor

• An animal shelter

• His grandparents

• A pet store

According to the text, which poem did Jack describe as "the best best BEST poem ever?"

• "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

• "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams

• "dog" by Valerie Worth.

• "Love That Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Who is Walter Dean Myers?

• A poet

• Jack's dad

• Miss Stretchberry's friend

• Jack's uncle

Why did Jack keep writing poetry about a blue car?

• His dad drives a blue car.

• He wants a blue car when he is older.

• A blue car hit his dog, Sky.

• He saw a blue car driving down his street.