Red Dog Vocabulary 4-14

pelts

• to hit or throw things at

• the skin of a furry animal

carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices into it

• whittling

• hickory

• crafty

Who got his comeuppance in the story?

• Sam

• Adam

• Laurie

• Shonotak

What would you cover with a sheath?

• a knife

• bread rolls

• your hands

What were the scoundrels hoping to find in Jenny Creek?

• food

• water

• the mother lode

Who did the staghorn handle belong to in the story?

• Shonotak

• Pete

• Adam

Adam was ​ (a)   out after he worked all day on Sam's chores?

• tuckered
• scurrying
• muffled

Max, Jack, and Pete are considered the ​ (a)   in the story.

• scoundrels
• protagonists
• sapling

Adam tried to ​ (a)   Sam in the story.

• outfox
• corral
• ambush

Sam left behind the ​ (a)   to protect Adam, mother, and Laurie.

• flintlock
• staghorn
• pelts