STRAY REVIEW

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Doris

• The stray

• Mr. Lacey

Why won’t Mr. and Mrs. Lacey allow Doris to keep the stray?

• Mr. and Mrs. Lacey do not like animals

• No one is home during the day to care for the dog

• The Lacey’s can’t afford a dog

Which sentence best describes the plot of the story?

• On Saturday, the sun was shining and the roads were plowed.

• Doris did not want to name the puppy, even though she’d had it for a week

• Doris wanted to keep the abandoned puppy she found, but her parents would not allow it

Which excerpt below does not include evidence that life is difficult for the Laceys?

• “The woman was sensitive to throwing food out.”

• Mrs. Lacey shook her head, “You know we can’t afford a dog, Doris.”

• “I wouldn’t leave an ant in that place”, he said.

What does the word distress mean in the following sentence? Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress.

• Delight

• Neutral

• Sad, pain, and anxious

Which of the following does not include details about the setting?

• Icicles hung three feet or more from the eaves of the houses...

• In January, a puppy wandered...

• Mrs. Lacey was at the table, cleaning his fingernails with his pocketknife.

What did Mrs. Lacey say to Doris after Mr. Lacey opened the trunk of his car?

• “You try to act more grown up about this.”

• “It will be time for dinner soon.”

• “Go and clean the mess that the dog left in the basement.”

What is the climax of the story?

• Doris brings the dog home

• Mr. Lacey saying, “You’d better feed that mutt before it dies of starvation.”

• Doris crying herself to sleep

Why didn’t Doris have school?

• She was sick

• It was Saturday

• School was cancelled due to snow

Which excerpt from the story best shows how Mrs. Lacey felt about allowing the stray to stay in the basement?

• “Where did that come from?” Mrs. Lacey asked as soon as Doris put the dog down in the kitchen

• She thought it might have some shepherd in it

• He agreed to let it sleep in the basement while Mrs. Lacey grudgingly let Doris feed it table scraps.