Sounder Quiz

What did the boy forget to ask father?

• How long he has been married to mother.

• Whether or not to go to school.

• How Sounder first came to him.

• Whether or not he can get a new dog.

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What does the boy dream about that night?

• Someone offering to teach him how to read.

• Sounder breaking into jail and freeing father.

• Someone offering to buy them a new house.

• Sounder getting even with the deputies.

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Where does Sounder always look?

• Under the porch.

• In the backyard.

• Under the kitchen table near the sink.

• In the direction where the father was last seen.

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What does this sentence mean?

• The boy has to buy stamps so he can write letters.

• The cabin was very quiet because the boy doesn't stamp his feet in anger.

• The boy doesn't feel lonely because the cabin brought him silence.

• The cabin is quiet and lonely now because the family feels the loss of father.

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In chapter 6 we learn that the mother has long periods of just humming without drifting into soft singing. What is this a sign of?

• The father is coming back soon.

• She is worried.

• The boy is forgetting the words to her songs.

• She is angry.

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Will Sounder survive? What type of sentence is this? *BONUS*

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

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What is ironic about Sounder's condition before the father came home?

• His name is Sounder, and he cannot make a sound above a whine.

• Sounder likes to hunt, but now he only hunts rabbits.

• His name is Sounder, and he hears the voice of his master.

• Sounder likes his family, but now he wants another one.

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How does the reader know that the climax hasn't happened yet?

• Because the conflict involves learning to read, and the boy doesn't know how to read a word yet.

• Because the conflict involves the father getting caught stealing, and he hasn't been caught yet.

• Because the conflict involves the boy getting a good paying job, and he hasn't gotten one yet.

• Because the conflict involves Sounder and father coming home, and father hasn't come home yet.

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What is the main theme of the book 'Sounder'?

• A) Friendship

• B) Perseverance

• C) Betrayal

• D) Adventure

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Who is the protagonist in 'Sounder'?

• A) The father

• B) The boy

• C) Sounder

• D) The mother

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