Stray by Cynthia Rylant Comprehension Quiz

When Doris found the puppy, it was…

• shivering.

• running away.

• hiding.

• barking.

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Why wasn’t Doris at school?

• It was Saturday.

• Doris did not attend traditional school.

• School was canceled due to snow.

• Doris was not feeling well.

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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 Laceys’ home.

• Mr. Lacey’s car needed repairs.

• The roads were too bad to travel.

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Doris guessed that the puppy had some ____________ in it.

• retriever

• shepherd

• collie

• husky

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How did Doris’s parents respond when she tried to talk about the stray at dinner?

• They told her no.

• They smiled and shrugged.

• They ignored her.

• They became angry.

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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.

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Why did Doris have to go to 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.

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What did Mr. Lacey say right after Doris picked 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.”

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