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Love That Dog

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Miss Stretchberry ask Jack to do that he didn't want to do?

a)

sing

b)

write a poem

c)

laugh

d)

read

2.
What pet did Jack used to have?
a)
a yellow dog
b)
a bird
c)
a lizard
d)
a tiger
3.

October 24

Beat-beat-beating is an example of

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

repetition

4.
When Jack writes to Mr. Walter Dean Myers, what is his tone?
a)
apologetic
b)
bitter
c)
curios
d)
delighted
5.

Which technique did Jack NOT use in his poem "My Sky" on page 68-72

a)

repetition

b)

dialogue

c)

visual imagery

d)

rhyme

6.
Love That Dog is an example of what type of poetry?
a)
rhyming
b)
free verse
7.
Which best describes the tone of Jack's thank you letter to Walter Dean Myers?
a)
grateful
b)
proud
c)
boastful
d)
sad
8.

How did Jack's attitude change toward poetry?

a)

loving it to hating it

b)

hating it to loving it

9.
Why is Miss Stretchberry typing the students' poems?
a)
She is encouraging them.
b)
She is proud of their work.
c)
She wants other students to learn from other kids in the class.
d)
All of the above.
10.

January 24 pages 26-27

What is the purpose of the italicized words?

a)

to show Jack's poem

b)

to show what Sky is thinking

c)

to show what Jack is thinking

d)

None of the above

11.
What does Jack think the wheelbarrow poet and Robert Frost have in common?
a)
They both write about the outdoors.
b)
They both write long stories.
c)
They both make pictures with words and write in short lines.
d)
They both are from Minnesota.
12.
How does Jack describe his street's sounds?
a)
Screech! 
b)
Clash!
c)
swish
d)
Flash!
13.

Jack's concrete of shape poem is in the shape of what?

a)

a pizza

b)

an apple

c)

a kite

d)

his yellow dog

14.

"like a comet in the sky..." is comparing what two items? page 8

a)

a comet to street lamps

b)

a comet to lighting in the sky

c)

a comet to stars

d)

a comet to a car's headlights speeding by

15.

October 4, what is the purpose of the italicized words?

a)

to show Jack talking

b)

to show Ms. Stretchberry talking

c)

to show Jack's poem

d)

to show what Jack is thinking

16.

Why does so much depend upon a blue car?

a)

that is the color of the car that hit Sky

b)

that is the color of the car where Jack got Sky

c)

that is the color of the car that dropped Sky off at Jack's house

d)

that is the color of the car that jack was in when he got Sky

17.

What type of poem does Jack create in the poem " My Yellow Dog" page 37

a)

limerick

b)

free verse

c)

concerete

d)

sonnet

18.

Why doesn't Jack want to write a poem?

a)

he thinks only girls write poetry

b)

he says he does not like to read poetry

c)

he doesn't have a pencil

d)

he doesn't understand the assignmnet

19.

The title " Love That Dog" is based on a poem by which author?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

Valerie Worth

c)

Walter Dean Myers

d)

William Carlos Williams

20.

The narrator of the story is

a)

Jack

b)

Sky

c)

Mrs. Stretchberry

d)

Sharon Creech

21.

" Love That Dog " is told from what point of view

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person objective

22.

November 29, what does Jack begin doing with his poetry?

a)

Jack refuses to talk about Sky

b)

Jack begins to experiment with the structure of poetry

c)

Jack begins to illustrate his poems

d)

none of the above

23.

October 4 and October 24 Jack writes his poem about a blue car. What literary device could these two poems be considered?

a)

flashback

b)

repetition

c)

metaphors

d)

foreshadow

24.

February 15, what is techique does Jack use to convey sound?

a)

use of onomatopoeia

b)

use of small lettering

c)

use of bold lettering

d)

use of rhyme

25.

What does anonymous mean?

a)

a person identified by name; of a known name.

b)

a person who has written another story under a different name

c)

a person who has changed their name

d)

a person not identified by name; of unknown name.