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WorksheetsThe Dog that Bit People
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the name of the dog who brought the author "more trouble than all the other 54 or 55 [dogs] put together"?
Airdale
Muggs
Jeannie
James
How does the introduction introduce the author's experiences with dogs?
He loves dogs and describes the numerous positive experiences he's had with dogs.
He explains why he hates dogs.
He describes the numerous embarrassing situations he has had with dogs.
How did Muggs become part of the author's family?
The author got the dog from the pound.
The author's mother picked the dog up off the side of the road.
The author's friend gave the dog to the family.
The author's brother bought the dog.
"There was a slight advantage in being one of the family, for he [Muggs] didn't bite the family as often as he bit strangers" is an example of what literary device?
Hyperbole
Understatement
Alliteration
Metaphor
The author's mother believes that Muggs always feels this emotion after he bites someone.
Sorrowful
Happiness
Anger
Irritation
Once, Mother slapped Muggs because he ignored the ____________ during her dinner party.
Cat
rules
people
mice
According to Mother, the one time Muggs slashed at her he was very sorry.
True
False
Mother would send this to every person who Muggs had bitten over the past year.
candy
flowers
money
card
"Old Major Mobley fired at him [Muggs] with his service revolver near the Seneca Hotel in East Broad Street," is an example of what literary device?
hyperbole
understatement
metaphor
simile
How many times did Muggs bite a person during each attack?
Three times
One time
Two times
As many times as he could
Which details show that the author is satirizing pet owners?
"When he starts for them, they scream," Mother explained, "and that excites him."
Mrs. Detweiler left the house in a nasty state of mind.
The cops suggested that it might be a good idea to tie the dog up.
Mughs was afraid of only one thing, an electrical storm.
According to the author, shaking the thunder machine "took a lot out of her [mother]," and is an example of what literary device?
understatement
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
