Stone Fox - Chapter 6 Quick Check

Read the following sentences from Chapter 6:

“I have Searchlight! We go fast as lightening. Really, Mr. Foster, we do.”

The bolded sentence is an example of—

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Which of the following sentences shows that Mr. Foster does not believe that Willy can win the race?

• “Mr. Foster told little Willy.”

• “Willy...the money in your savings account is for your college

  education.”

• “You know I can’t give it to you.”

• “This is not a race for amateurs.”

Read the following sentence from chapter 6:

“When little Willy stepped outside of the city hall building, he felt ten feet tall.”

The figurative language in this sentence shows that little Willy is feeling—

• nervous

• triumphant

• angry

• cheated

Read the following sentence from chapter 6:

“The boy’s mouth hung open as he tilted his head way back to look up at the

man. Little Willy had never seen a giant before.”

What type of figurative language is being used?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Read this sentence from Chapter 6:

“Stories and legends about the awesome mountain man followed shortly.”

Which word helps the reader understand the meaning of the word legend?

• awesome

• mountain

• stories

• shortly

Why does Stone Fox enter the race each year?

• Stone Fox wants to beat Willy.

• Stone Fox wants to earn money to buy land back for his people.

• Stone Fox wants to earn money to help little Willy and Grandfather.

• Stone Fox wants to show of.

Read this sentence from Chapter 6:

“Stone Fox was smart, all right.”

Which of the following sentences from the chapter shows that Stone Fox is smart?

• “Stone Fox’s dream was for his people to return to their homeland.”

• “Little Willy learned that no white man had ever heard Stone Fox talk.”

• “His eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the rest of his face was hard as

  stone.”

• “He had already purchased four farms and over two hundred acres.”

What is Willy’s attitude toward Stone Fox?

• angry and competitive

• afraid and shy

• awestruck and respectful

• friendly and relaxed

Read the last paragraph of Chapter 6:

“It was true that Stone Fox had never lost a race. But little Willy wasn’t

worried. He had made up his mind to win. And nothing was going to stop

him. Not even Stone Fox.”

According to this paragraph, how does little Willy feel about the upcoming race?

• confident

• hopeless

• worried

• content

Why is this chapter important?

• It introduces the character Stone Fox.

• It shows that Willy and Searchlight make a good team.

• It shows that Grandfather has not paid his taxes.

• It shows that Mr. Foster does not think that Willy should use his college

  fund.