"Stray" Comprehension Quiz

When Doris found the puppy, it was...

• shivering

• running away

• hiding

• barking

Why wasn't Doris at school?

• It was Saturday

• Doris did not attend traditional school.

• School was cancelled due to snow.

• Doris was not feeling well

Why couldn't Mr. Lacey take the stray dog to the pound immediately?

• The pound was already closed for the day.

• The pound was thirty miles away from the Lacey's home.

• Mr. Lacey's car needed repairs.

• The roads were too bad to travel.

Doris guessed that the puppy had some ______________ in it.

• retriever

• shepherd

• collie

• husky

How did Doris's parents respond when she tried to talk to them at dinner?

• They told her no.

• They smiled and shrugged.

• They ignored her.

• They became angry.

When Doris would open the basement door, she often found the puppy....

• begging for food

• lonely and wanting attention

• scratching at the inside of the door

• stretched out on the top step

Why did Doris have to go into the kitchen after she woke up?

• She was hungry.

• Mr. Lacey called her for dinner.

• She wanted to see the basement door.

• She did not want to see her parents.

What did Mr. Lacey say right after Doris up a cold biscuit and headed out of the room?

• "Are you hungry?"

• "You'd better feed that mutt before it dies of starvation."

• "You didn't take her?"

• "I wouldn't leave an ant in that place."