Stone Fox--Chapter 3

What evidence from the story supports that it is winter in Wyoming? Choose the best answer.

• There is a dusting of snow on the roads and the lake is frozen.

• There is snow on everything. The air is clean and crisp. The rivers are all frozen.

• The air is clean and crisp.

• There is no snow on the ground, but it is really cold.

Little Willy was ready for winter. What is NOT a way he prepared for winter?

• He chopped enough wood.

• He bought enough food from the general store.

• He cleaned the cabin.

What evidence supports that Little Willy likes school?

• "How's he gonna learn if he don't ask?"

• "If your teacher don't know--you ask me?"

• The coming of snow, as early as October, also meant the coming of school. But Little Willy didn't mind.

• Grandfather had taught Little Wily a lot.

CONTRAST the point of views of Grandfather and Little Willy on what Little Willy should do when he gets older.

• Grandfather wants Little Willy to grow potatoes and Little Willy wants to go to college.

• Little Willy wants to grow potatoes and Grandfather wants him to go to college.

• Little Willy respected his grandfather and agreed to do whatever he said.

• Little Willy wants to be a singer. Grandfather wants him to grow potatoes.

What are "city slickers" according to the story?

• City slickers are people who work hard in the fields all day long.

• City slickers are people who dress fancy and do not do a lot of physical labor.

• City slickers are people who are slick in the city.

• City slickers are people getting married.

On page 27, was is the word B-O-N-G an example of?

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole