"Stray" by Cynthia Rylant

1. Who is the protagonist of the story?

• a. Doris

• b. the stray

• c. Mr. Lacey

• d. Mr. and Mrs. Lacey

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2. Which excerpt below does not include details about the setting?

• a. Icicles hung three feet or more from the eaves of houses...

• b. In January, a puppy wandered...

• c. Mr. Lacey was at the table, cleaning his fingernails with his pocketknife.

• d. Doris, whose school had been called off because of the snow…

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3. Which excerpt from the story best shows how Mrs. Lacey felt about allowing the stray to stay in the basement?

• a. “Where did that come from?” Mrs. Lacey asked as soon as Doris put the dog down in the kitchen.

• b. She thought it might have some shepherd in it.

• c. “I don’t know where it came from,” he said mildly, “but I know for sure where it’s going.”

• d. He agreed to let it sleep in the basement while Mrs. Lacey grudgingly let Doris feed it table scraps.

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4. Why won’t Mr. and Mrs. Lacey allow Doris to keep the stray?

• a. The Laceys can't afford a dog.

• b. Doris's brother is allergic to dogs.

• c. No one is home during the day to care for the dog.

• d. Mr. and Mrs. Lacey do not like animals.

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5. What did Mrs. Lacey say to Doris after Mr. Lacey opened the trunk of his car?

• a. "You try to act more grown-up about this."

• b. "It will be time for dinner soon."

• c. "Go and clean the mess that the dog left in the basement."

• d. "Your father doesn't have a choice."

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6. What connotation does the ALL CAPS word have in the following sentence? He agreed to let it sleep in the basement while Mrs. Lacey GRUDGINGLY let Doris feed it table scraps.

• a. positive

• b. negative

• c. neutral

• d. hesitantly

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1. When Doris found the puppy, it was…

• shivering.

• running away

• hiding

• barking

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2. Why wasn’t Doris at school?

• Doris was not feeling well

• Doris did not attend traditional school.

• It was Saturday

• School was canceled due to snow.

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

• Mr. Lacey's car needed repairs.

• The roads were too bad to travel.

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

• The pound was already closed for the day.

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4. Doris guessed that the puppy had some __________ in it.

• husky

• collie

• shepherd

• retriever

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