Sounder

What is the setting for this story?

• 1980s in New York

• 1776 in Washington D.C.

• The deep South during the early 1900s.

• Florida in the early 1800s.

Who is the author of Sounder?

• Neil Armstrong

• William H. Armstrong

• David Almond

• Mr. Woodmansey

Why did the mother make the boy put on an old jacket and old pants?

• Because it was cold outside

• She knew he was going to crawl under the porch to look for Sounder

• He was getting ready to walk to school

• He was going hunting

Where did Mother say she was going with the walnut kernels?

• To the store

• To sell them at the big house

• to bake them

• to leave them for Sounder

What is one thing that Mother told the boy to do when she left for town?

• To not leave the children with a roaring fire and not look for Sounder.

• To stay with Sounder

• To go and take his siblings out to play

• To come find her if she does not return soon

What has happened to Sounder at this point in the story?

• Sounder is alive

• Sounder is no longer under the porch

• Sounder is barking louder than ever

• Sounder has died

What is boy planning to do with the Sounder's ear?

• Save it to bury it with his father

• Save it to bury it with his mother

• Save it to bury it with Sounder

• Throw it away

What is the lesson that Mother says the boy has to learn?

• To say his prayers at night

• To lose

• To read

• To get all of his chores done

What was the answer to the boy's riddle?

• The Window

• The Curtains

• The Door

• The Floor

What is the main theme of the book 'Sounder'?

• A) Friendship

• B) Racism and Injustice

• C) Adventure

• D) Love