Sounder

How did the boy find Sounder?

• Sounder came back on his own and scratched at the porch.

• The boy found him on the side of the road.

• Sounder didn't come back.

• Sounder was in the tall grass of the field.

According to his mother, where did Sounder go when he was injured?

• To the forest to draw the poison out with oak-leaf acid.

• To town to follow his master all the way to jail.

• To crawl under a rock and pass away peacefully.

• To the vet for stitches.

More than anything, the boy wants to learn to do what?

• hunt

• read

• farm

• operate machinery

The boy's father tells the boy never to do what again?

• anger his mother

• visit him in jail again

• fight

• steal

Sounder is a story of seemingly ___________________. The theme of
____________is threaded throughout the book.

• overwhelming loss & Loss

• Fun & games

• None of the Above

The father's determination to return home is an example of how important family is in Sounder.

• True

• False

Sounder tries to protect his family against the white sheriff and his deputies, but it is a losing battle: There is no way to protect the family against ________ _____________. Struggling to maintain dignity in the face of prejudice is a major theme in this book.

• starvation

• Equality

• racial injustice

• None of the above

___________is another important theme in Sounder. Despite losing a loved one, the boy and his family never give up. Their _______________always gives them strength to face another day. (The same word for both blanks)

• Fear

• Courage

• Weakness

• None of the Above

The theme of _____________runs throughout Sounder. The family
members show great _______________to one another and to Sounder, and the dog shows great _______________to them all, especially to the father, his master. (The same word for all blanks)

• Hatred

• Loyalty

• Despair

• All of the above

The boy desperately wants an education and is determined to get it. This leads to another significant theme in Sounder: the importance of education.

• True

• False