Dirk the Protector

The author wrote this selection most likely to-

• A. recount the events and experiences in his life.
• B. describe how rough the street life can be.
• C. compare the life of a street kid and a stray dog.
• D. explain that some people unfortunate events happen in their lives. 

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What is the author's purpose of lines 140-151-

• A. explains Dirk and Paulsen's first night together was harsh.
• B. describes the friendship developing between Paulsen and Dirk.
• C. illustrate that the friends went to bed cold and hungry.
• D. present the conflict in Paulsen's life.

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Which sentence from the selection is an inference-

• A. Happy was built like an upright freezer and had just about half the intelligence but this time it was easy.

• B. But when I rolled over I saw the dog.

• C. We did this, back and forth, until both boxes were empty and my stomach was bulging; then I fell asleep on the old outdoor lounge I used for furniture.

• D. All right- no touching.

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Which sentence states the message of the memoir?

• A. People can depend on animals more than humans.
• B. Parents with drinking problems neglect their children.
• C. Gangs and bullying have caused a lot of people to have hard lives.
• D. Loyalty is the key to friendship and can even be found in animals.

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Which sentence supports the theme of the text?

• A. He likes to guard things, doesn't he?
• B. He'd found a home.
• C. But we became constant companions. 
• D. Dirk came to a wonderful end.

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Dirk the Protector is

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• memoir

• biography

If the EFFECT is young Paulsen stops being bullied, the CAUSE is.....

• He takes all back roads to get home

• He works at the bowling alley

• He goes to the Library to warm up

• Dirk has become his body guard

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The author described this as "one of the greatest moments of his life"

• Dirk wagged his tail for the first time

• The author won a large amount of money from the lottery

• Dirk ripped the seat of Happy's pants

• The author got his first book published

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The author of this story is

• Charles Dickens

• Gary Paulsen

• Olaf Jenson

• Michael Hudgeons

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Which statement reveals that “Dirk the Protector is told from the first-person point of view?

• “There weren’t many boys willing to do the work but with so few alleys, it was still very hard to earn much money.”

• “Because I was from ‘the wrong side of the tracks’ I didn’t think I could go to the authorities.”

• “The bowling alley was on the second floor and had windows in the back of the pit area.”

• “There were four of them, led by a thug – he and two of the others would ultimately land in prison – named, absurdly, ‘Happy’ Suntan.”

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