The Stray By Cynthia Rylant

The reason Doris's parents say she cannot keep the puppy is that...

• they don't like dogs
• they can't afford to have a dog
• they are afraid of dogs
• they want to teach Doris that she can't have everything she wants

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Why does Doris hope that the weather will never clear?

• When the weather clears, her father will go back to work.
• When the weather clears, she will have to go back to school.
• She loves playing with the puppy in the snow.
• When the weather clears, her father will take the puppy away.

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Which of the following statements makes you think Doris's parents will not let her keep the puppy?

• The puppy has been abandoned.
• The puppy is on its way to being a big dog.
• Mrs. Lacey doesn't like to waste food.
• Doris's parents refuse to talk to her about the dog.

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Where did Mr. Lacey agree to let the puppy sleep?

• In the bathtub
• In the garage
• In Lacey's bedroom
• In the basement

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Why did Mr. Lacey bring back the puppy?

• Mrs. Gates told him to keep the puppy
• the conditions of the pound were horrible
• the dog would not stop licking him in the car
• he fell in love with the puppy

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What was the little girl's name in the story?

• Dana
• Doris
• Diana
• Deidre

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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.

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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