Sounder Chapter 1 - 3

What is the setting of this novel?

• During the late 1800's in the segregated south

• During the late 1600's in Salem, New England

• During the late 1900's in Colorado

• During the early 1500's in the segregated south

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How did Sounder become a part of the boys family?

• The boy's mother traded a bowl of chestnuts for him.

• The boy's grandfather gave them Sounder as a Christmas gift.

• The boy's father found him on the road.

• The boy's grandmother had a dog that had puppies.

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What is the main conflict of Sounder?

• The boy is very upset

• The boy wants his father to come home and to find Sounder

• The boy wants to learn how to make a good living

• The boy wants to move to the city

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Does this novel take place before or after the Civil War?

• Before

• After

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Why didn't the boy go to school very often?

• People at the school were prejudice against him

• He had a job in town that takes up most of his time

• It takes a long time to walk to school

• The boy's family didn't believe in formal education

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Why did the father steal the food?

• The family that owned the food was mean to him

• His friend at work dared him to do it

• He thought the family told him to take it

• His family was starving and didn't know what else to do

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The mom often hums when she is -

• worried

• hungry

• happy

• warm

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What does the boy vow to do one day?

• Go to college to become a veterinarian

• Learn to read and own a book with stories in it

• Move to the city so he can start a business of his own

• Get even with the family for pretending that his father robbed them

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Why is the dog named Sounder?

• because he is very good at hearing sounds

• because that is the only word the boy could pronounce as a child

• because the dog was already named before he became a part of their family

• because the dog's barking is louder and more distinct than any other dog in the county

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What "proof" do the deputies have that father stole the food?

• A neighbor saw father running away with the ham

• Father bragged to a man in town about stealing the ham

• A secret note was sent to the police station when a neighbor smelled the ham cooking in their house

• There are threads on the hook of the smokehouse that match father's overalls

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