The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg

What is the main setting of the story?

• In a log cabin

• On a farm

• In a big city

• In the future

There is a draft in the hallway.

• creaking floorboard

• current of air

• pleasant smell

• piece of art

Which event showed that the stranger was harmless?

• He tried to run from Mr. Bailey.

• He seemed to have lost his memory.

• He learned how to use a pitchfork.

• He watched the sun set with Katy.

Her story fascinated us.

• pleased

• annoyed

• disturbed

• amazed

What does etched mean?

• to pet
• writing or tracing
• carved

 What was bothering the Stranger? 

• The color of the crops.
• The shadows of the trees.
• Not getting to go to the beach.
• The colors of the leaves. 

What does peculiar mean?

• strange or different
• same
• a bird
• liar

There is frost on the ground.

• powered ice

• deep snow

• fertile soil

• dense fog

What was the first clue that the weather should have been changing?

• The trees stayed green.

• A flock of geese flew south.

• The sun set later than usual.

• Two rabbits hopped into the yard.

What was different about the trees to the north of the Bailey farm?

• They had much larger leaves.

• They had lost all of their leaves.

• They had red and orange leaves.

• They had frost on their leaves.