Dear Mrs. LaRue

At the end of the story, what will Ike most likely need to do to keep Mrs. LaRue happy?

• Continue to act the same way

• Start doing chores around the house

• Go back to obedience school

• Stop stealing food and bothering cats

Ike writes letters to Mrs. LaRue because he wants her to —

• know where he is

• see how much he is learning

• feel sorry for him

• know how happy he is

What can the reader conclude about Ike’s experience at the canine academy?

• He does not understand what the teachers want him to do.

• He is being badly mistreated by the mean guards.

• He is a star pupil because he is so intelligent.

• He is stubborn and refuses to learn his lessons.

What did Ike do just before Mrs. LaRue sent him away to school?

• Tore her good coat

• Ate some chicken pie

• Ran away from home

• Chased the neighbor’s cats

Mrs. LaRue sends Ike a card after he tells her that he —

• lost his typewriter

• is very sick

• is being good

• refuses to roll over

When Ike sees Mrs. LaRue cross the street without looking, he —

• rolls through traffic to save her

• barks to warn her of danger

• waves to get her attention

• tells a police officer to stop her

Read this sentence.

Ike signs the letter,

“Your misunderstood friend.

What does the word misunderstood mean?

• Full of understanding

• Understood wrongly

• One who understands

• Understood again

Mrs. LaRue sends her dog to obedience school.

What does obedience mean?

• Making a mess

• Following the rules

• Changing one’s mind

• Being confused

Apparently she neglected to look both ways before stepping out into traffic.

Which word means about the same as the word neglected?

• Remembered

• Wanted

• Failed

• Thought

Ike writes letters to Mrs. LaRue because he wants her to _____________.

• know where he is
• see how much he is learning
• feel sorry for him and take him home
• know how happy he is