Strider Part 1

Who is the author of Strider

• Gary Paulson

• Beverly Cleary

• Roald Dahl

• Jerry Spinelli

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When the story begins, how many years have passed since the end of the novel, Dear Mr. Henshaw?

• two years

• three years

• one year

• five years

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How does Leigh find his old journal?

• He discovers it in his locker at school.

• Barry says that he left it at his house.

• He is cleaning his room.

• He finds it washed up on the beach.

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Who is with Leigh when he finds Strider for the first time?

• Leigh's mom

• Barry

• Ms. Smerling

• Bandit

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Where does Leigh find Strider?

• the beach

• on the playground at school

• at a park close to home

• his dad drops him off

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Leigh's mom is very upset when she finds out that Leigh has brought a stray dog home.

• True

• False

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Barry loves visiting his real mom in Los Angeles.

• True

• False

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What does it mean to be "cross?"

• sad

• surprised

• angry

• scared

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Why do most adults keep saying, "If you can work it out," when Leigh and Barry suggest they will have joint custody of Strider.

• They don't think that their parents will allow them to keep the dog.

• They fear that eventually the boys will have trouble sharing custody of Strider.

• They think the ASPCA will eventually take Strider away.

• They think that Leigh's landlady will want to keep Strider for herself.

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Why do Leigh and Barry choose handwritten notes to give Strider the commands of "sit" and "stay"?

• Strider's former owner probably used those commands verbally when they abandoned Strider on the beach.

• Strider can read.

• Leigh got the idea from Mr. Henshaw's novel.

• They want to keep quiet so that Ms. Smerling doesn't hear them talking to Strider.

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