Stray

In "Stray," why does Doris wait to give the puppy a name?

• She has not thought of the perfect name for the puppy.

• She is too worried about what will happen to the puppy to give it a name.

• She thinks the puppy’s future owners should name it.

• She does not want to become too attached to the puppy.

Which sentence from "Stray" might lead you to predict that Doris’s parents will not let her keep the puppy?

• The puppy had been abandoned, and it made its way down the road toward the Laceys’ small house, its ears tucked, its tail between its legs, shivering.

• Because the roads would be too bad for travel for many days, Mr. Lacey couldn’t get out to take the puppy to the pound in the city right away.

• Several times Doris had opened the door in the kitchen that led to the basement and the puppy had been there, all stretched out, on the top step.

• Mrs. Lacey just shook her head and stuffed a forkful of sweet potato in her mouth.

What is the main conflict in "Stray"?

• Doris wants to keep the puppy, but her parents do not think the family can afford to do so.

• Doris does not want to give the puppy back to its original owners.

• Doris’s parents want to keep the puppy, but Doris does not want the responsibility of caring for a pet.

• There is too much snow to find the puppy a new home.

At what point in the plot of "Stray" does Mr. Lacey make the following statement? "I don't know where it came from," he said mildly, "but I know for sure where it's going."

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

In "Stray," why does Doris think that the puppy is well behaved?

• The puppy cries for its mother at night.

• The puppy always tries to go into the kitchen.

• The puppy does not tear up things in the basement.

• The puppy eats food off of Mr. Lacey’s plate.

In "Stray," how does Doris react when her father takes the puppy away?

• She cries herself to sleep.

• She runs down the road after her father’s car.

• She talks to her mother about how upset she is to lose the puppy.

• She goes to school.

Which of the following events occurs in the falling action of "Stray"?

• Mr. Lacey agrees to let the puppy sleep in the basement.

• Mrs. Lacey tells Doris she should try to act more grown-up.

• Mrs. Lacey allows Doris to feed the puppy table scraps.

• Mr. Lacey tells Doris that she should feed the puppy or it will starve.

In "Stray," what does Mrs. Lacey mean when she tells Doris to act more grown-up?

• She wants Doris to do her chores without being asked.

• She wants Doris to stop crying about the puppy.

• She wants Doris to stop sleeping all afternoon.

• She wants Doris to be able to disagree with her without getting so upset.

Which of the following words best describes Mrs. Lacey in "Stray"?

• practical

• selfish

• funny

• generous

Which story event is the turning point or climax of the story Stray?

• Dad takes the dog to the pound

• Doris finds a dog.

• Dad takes the dog back home

• Doris can keep the dog