Hound Dog True Questions
Chapter 1
What do we learn about Mattie?
What is foreshadowed at the end of chapter? ("Mattie was erased")
Chapter 2
Describe Momma.
How do Momma’s actions affect Mattie?
What happened to dad?
What can we infer about his character?
Chapter 3
Make 3 inferences about Star.
Chapter 4
What can we add to how Mattie views herself?
Chapter 5
What does the end paragraph mean about swallowing her whole?
Chapter 6
How do you know Mattie is uncomfortable with herself?
What is wrong with Quincy from Mattie’s point of view?
What comforts Mattie?
Chapter 7
Describe Principal Bonnet.
What does Mattie mean on pg 31 "she took something with her"?
Chapter 8
What does Mattie mean by this quote "knows you might find a thousand seats and not know where you belong”?
Chapter 9
What power did Star have over Mattie ?Why ?
Predict how you think Quincy’s and Mattie’s relationship will be.
Do you think they would be a good fit as friends?
Chapter 10
Why doesn't Mattie focus on custodial tasks instead of life?
How do you think Mattie feels when she knows mom was scared?
Why does Mattie not want Quincy to sleep over?
Chapter 11
What does Quincy noticing the button reveal about her?
Chapter 12
What are the differences between Quincy and Mattie?( pj)
What does it mean she can feel the buttons pressing?
Chapter 13
What is the significance of the Moe story? Do you think it relates to Mattie's life?
Chapter 14
Why does Mattie not want to tell Momma anything?
Why did Moe disappear? Explain the symbolism of this story.
Chapter 15
What lesson about friendship does Mattie learn about from the washer bracelet?
Chapter 16
What does Mattie wish will happen with Quincy?
What can you predict will happen to their relationship after she finds out Quincy read her notebook?
Chapter 17-18
Chapter 19
Predict what will happen in Chapter 20.
Chapter 20
What is the irony of the story?
Relate the story to what happened to Mattie's life.
What is the moral of this chapter?
Chapter 21
What does Principal Bonnet’s story do for Mattie? What does it teach her?
Chapter 22
What changes in Mattie’s and Quincy’s relationship?
Why ? How?
Chapter 23
How is the friendship of these two young girls developing?
What do we learn about Quincy?
Chapter 24
What do you predict will happen at the sleepover?
Chapter 25
What does Mattie learn about Quincy from her drawings?
What do you think about Mattie seeing Quincy's drawings? Is it an invasion of privacy? Why or why not?
What do we learn about momma?
Why can she not figure out her own daughter?
Chapter 26
How is Uncle Potluck essential to Mattie?
How does Momma and Mattie relationship develop in this chapter?
Chapter 27
Why do you think Mattie apologizes to the moon?
Did you think Quincy read her diary? Why or why not?
Chapter 28
What happens to Quincy in this chapter?
Explain this quote on page 127 “How until maybe she didn’t know the truth until she had to do it”.
Who do you think made Uncle Potluck dance?
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Why is Quincy upset by her aunt’s corn reading?
Why does she say it without plunking?
Chapter 31
What is Quincy’s secret?
Chapter 32
Describe the changes Mattie has gone through.
What/who has helped her be brave in her new classroom?