Summer Reading, 4th Grade, Stone Fox (AR Level 4.0)
I. Define the following words. Use a dictionary.
challenger, cure, deserted, unison, twilight,
II. As you read the book answer the following questions. You do not have to write the
question, but make sure you number them. If the question has two parts, answer both
parts. Answers must be in complete sentence form.
Chapters 1-2
1. What happened to Willy’s grandfather?
2. What were Willy’s grandfather’s signs for yes and no?
3. Why didn’t Willy accept help from a friend of his grandfathers?
Chapters 3-4
4. Who is Searchlight? Describe him.
5. Why had Mr. Snyder come to Willy’s house?
6. Why would Willy have more than enough food for winter?
Chapters 5-6
7. Why did Mr. Foster tell little Willy that he should enter the race?
8. What was the cash prize for the winner of the dogsled race?
9. What did Willy learn about Stone Fox and the white man?
Chapters 7-8
10. Why couldn’t little Willy sleep the night before the race?
11. How did little Willy tell Lester he got a black eye? How did he get the black eye?
12. Why didn’t it matter whether little Willy could see out of his eye or not?
Chapters 9-10
13. How did Stone Fox stop the other racers from crossing the finishing line?
14. What did little Willy do when Stone Fox nodded at him?
15. Why did Searchlight pick up her speed when she saw the buildings on South Road?
III. Discussion Questions. Write a short paragraph to answer each of these questions.
(Complete these questions after you’ve finished the whole book)
16. What is the moral or lesson of this story?
(Common Core, Reading Standards for Literature, 2)
17. Think about the character little Willy and the type of boy he was. Explain how his personality
and character traits contributed to the book ending the way it did.
(Common Core, Reading Standards for Literature, 3)
18. In your opinion, did this book end well? Think about little Willie’s grandfather and
Searchlight as you answer this question. (Common Core, Reading Standards for Writing, 1)