Quiz: - "Stray"
Mrs. Mazziotti
Name ___________________Pd.
Eng 6
Part I: AIM: How does review of setting affect on character contribute to our understanding of
character development and traits? Read short story “Stray” - anthology p261. Complete chart.
Setting Text Evidence
Affect on Character ( feelings, action)
Trait (Inference)
Part II: Vocabulary Strategies: define words in italics
1. The puppy made its way down the road toward Lacey's small house, its ears tucked, its tail
between its legs, shivering. Meaning: ____________________________________________
Context clues: _____________________________________
2. Mr. Lacy grudgingly let Doris feed it table scraps. The woman was sensitive about throwing
out food. Meaning: ____________________________________________________________
Context clues from sentence after word: ____________________________________________
3. Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress. _________________________________
Context clues__________________________________________________________________
4. … lying there like stone, still exhausted, she wondered if she would ever in her life have
anything. Figurative language: _____________________________________
5. "You better feed that mutt before it dies of starvation," Mr. Lacy said.
Meaning: ___________________________ Context clue: __________________________
Part III: CR: Claim - Doris should not pick up stray dogs. Agree or Disagree
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"Mother Doesn't Want a Dog"
Judith Viorst
Mother doesn't want a dog.
Mother says they smell.
And never sit where you say sit,
or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
and there is ice and snow,
you have to go back out because
the dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn't want a dog.
Mother says they shed.
And always let the strangers in
and bark at friends instead.
And do disgraceful things on rugs
and flop upon your bed at night
and snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn't want a dog.
She's making a mistake.
Because more than a dog, I think.
She will not want this snake.
Multiple choice questions: Answers based on poem and short story “Stray”.
1. Both the poem and short story draw a conclusion at the end:
a) with surprise
b) with cause effect
c) with sadness
d) with humor.
2) The author of the poem uses a poetic device repetition to convince the reader:
a) that mother wants a dog
b) mother does not want a dog
c) mother is unconcerned about the dog
d) mother is cautious about the dog
3) The author uses the craft of contrast in stanza 2 to create a mood of:
a) sadness
b) anxiety
c) humor
d) outrage