How to Steal a Dog Comprehensive Exam

Where is Georgina, Toby, and their mother living when the story opens?

• In Apartment 3B

• in an old ramshackle house

• in a car

• in the back of the restaurant where Mrs. Hayes works

How did Georgina’s friend Luanne find out where Georgina was living?

• Georgina told Luanne as soon as it happened.
• Toby told everyone on the bus about it.
• Luanne followed Georgina and Toby after they got off the bus.

Why does Georgina plan to steal a dog?

• She has always wanted a dog.
• She thinks she could get money for a place to live.
• She thinks Willy the dog would be better off with Georgina and Toby.

Which of these is NOT one of the problems Georgina has had at school?

• Georgina hadn’t been doing her homework.
• Georgina had a fight with Luanne and cried about it.
• Georgina sometimes didn’t have lunch money.

What made Georgina decide that Willy was the dog they should steal? Select TWO correct answers.

• The woman who owned Willy was named Whitmore and she lived on Whitmore Road, so Georgina thought she would have a lot of money.
• Willy was friendly and didn’t bark or try to bite Georgina.
• Willy was often left outside for a long time when no one was home, so it would be easy to take him.

How did the thought of stealing a dog make Georgina feel?

• A. Georgina felt like she was splitting in two because she knew stealing was wrong, but she felt that she would do anything to get a new home.
• C. Georgina felt brave and strong because she was helping her family.
• D. Georgina felt ashamed because she had never stolen anything before.

What did Toby ask about that Georgina had not thought of?

• A. how would they keep the dog from barking
• B. where they were going to hide the dog
• D. where they would get a dog

When Mama told them she had found them a house, how did Georgina feel?

• A. She felt lighter because it meant she didn’t have to steal.
• C. She felt happy because she could tell Luanne they had a house.
• D. She felt heavier because she was ashamed of thinking about stealing.

Why didn’t Georgina like the house Mama took them to?

• A. It didn’t have pink carpet like Luanne’s bedroom.
• C. It was far out in the country on a dirt road.
• D. It was not a good place to live.

Mr. White, Georgina’s teacher, wanted Georgina’s parents to:

• A. make Georgina take a bath
• B. call him and talk to him about Georgina
• C. pay for Georgina’s lunches