Stone Fox - Chapter 3 Quick Check

Read this sentence from Chapter 3:

“Winter in Wyoming can be the most beautiful time of the year...if you’re ready for it.”

What does the author probably mean by this?

• Most people do not like winter in Wyoming, but some do.

• Winter is a beautiful and difficult time of year.

• Most people move away for the winter and come back for the summer.

• The author wishes that he lived in Wyoming.

Before he was sick, Grandfather told little Willy, “If your teacher don’t know—you ask me. If I don’t know—-you ask the library. If the library don’t know—then you’ve really got yourself a good question!”.

This shows that Grandfather—-

• is proud of Willy’s performance in school

• believes that students should be quiet at school.

• thinks curiosity is important.

• doesn’t think you can find answers in a library.

Which of the following best describes Grandfather and Willy’s feelings about city slickers?

• They think they are better than the city slickers.

• They think the city slickers are spoiled.

• They think that city slickers spend all of their time at weddings.

• They think that city life is different than farming life.

Read the following sentences from chapter 3:

“Straight down Main Street they went, the sled’s runners barely touching the snow. They were one big blur as they turned right onto North Road.”

The words ‘one big blur’ show that—

• they are traveling at a high speed.

• Willy needs glasses.

• Searchlight is going blind because she is old.

• they can’t see many colors, only white.

Read the following sentence from chapter 3:

“They were so exhausted when they arrived at the house that neither of them noticed the horse tied up outside.“

Which of these is most likely a synonym for the word noticed?

• thought

• saw

• heard

• liked

Read the following sentence from chapter 3:

“Little Willy sucked in the cool night air and felt the sting of the wind against his face.”

Which sensory detail did the author use?

• sound

• sight

• smell

• touch

Which sentence shows that Searchlight is excited to race through the town?

• “Searchlight ate it.”

• "If there were no errands to run that day, Searchlight would just pull little Willy up and down Main Street."

• “Searchlight loved the snow.”

• “Searchlight waited too—ears perked up, eyes alert, legs slightly bent, ready to spring forward.”

What does Grandfather mean when he says that city slickers don’t know a “potato from a peanut”?

• City Slickers don’t know about farming.

• City Slickers aren’t smart.

• City Slickers don’t like peanuts or potatoes.

• City Slickers look down on potatoes.

Read the following sentence from Chapter 3:

“The air is clear and crisp, and the rivers are all frozen.”

What does this sentence tell the reader about the setting of this chapter?

• The chapter takes place on the farm and in town.

• The story starts before the river froze.

• The story takes place during winter.

• The story takes place when winter has just begun.

Which of the following best summarizes Chapter 3?

• Willy’s teacher, Mrs. Williams thinks that Willy asks too many questions. Willy’s grandfather disagrees because he thinks asking questions is a good thing.

• This chapter explains Willy and Searchlight’s daily activities. Willy and Searchlight run errands together after school, and when they have extra time they race through the town.

• When Willy and Searchlight are out together they wait near the clock. When the clock strikes a certain time, they race through the town together.

• Willy and his grandfather talk. His grandfather tells him that he should ask questions and that if his teacher doesn’t know the answer then he should look it up in the library.