Study Guide – Stone Fox

Vocabulary Review:

1.strongbox – a safe

2.courage - bravery

3.abrupt - sudden

4. treacherous - very difficult and dangerous

5. cunning - . tricky or sneaky

6. amateurs - beginners

7. sturdy - well built

8.increased – to make larger or greater

9. deposited - to put in

10.permitted - allowed

11.outskirts - along the edges

12.loomed – hovered over

13. massive - huge

14. rooting – cheering for

15.purchased - bought

Story Comprehension:

Doc Smith suggest that little Willy should live with her until his grandfather dies.

Doc Smith says Grandfather doesn’t want to live, that is all that is wrong with him.

Little Willy harvests all of the potatoes with Searchlight pulling the plow.

Little Willy needs $500.00 to pay taxes that Grandfather hasn’t paid.

Little Willy used his college money to enter the dog-sled race.

Stone Fox used the money he won in sled-dog races to buy back land for his people.

Stone Fox hits Little Willy in the face for petting his dogs.

Stone Fox has never spoken to White Men.

Most of little Willy’s friends thought he should not enter the race because Stone Fox always won and they didn’t want him to waste his money.

Little Willy was way ahead in the race because one dog and a small sled could travel around turns faster, and were light enough to cross the frozen pond.

Little Willy saw Grandfather sitting looking out the window when he passed Grandfather’s farm during the race.

Stone Fox was able to almost catch up to little Willy because Willy was distracted after he saw Grandfather in the window.

Searchlight’s heart burst and he died a hundred feet before the finish line.

Stone Fox stopped his sled beside little Willy’s and laid his hand on Searchlight’s chest.

Stone Fox drew a line in the snow so that no racers could go past little Willy and win the race.

The race ended with little Willy carrying Searchlight the last 10 feet to the finish line.

Comprehension:

Know the five parts of plot: initiating event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Know some main ideas from the book and be able to give supporting details of these events. (who, what, when, where, why)

Know what characters saw, felt and heard during some of the events in the story.

Opinion:

Be able to tell, with reasons, why you think people should read this book. Think about why you liked it, why you would recommend it.

Literary Elements:

Be able to write examples of Alliteration – Annie Always Allows Alex to Add.