Shiloh Chapters 1 & 2 p. 1 - 17

1. What was unusual about Marty's Sunday dinner?
a) Marty's mother burnt the chicken.
b) Marty ate his meal in the living room.
c) Marty had to check his meat for buckshot.
d) Marty ate waffles with syrup and liver pudding.

2. Marty liked to ____________ after meals.
a) walk
b) sleep
c) watch TV
d) play outside

3. What does Marty take with him on his walk?
a) his rifle
b) his dog
c) his sister
d) his bow and arrows

4. What does Marty find as he is walking?
a) a dollar
b) a beagle
c) a four leaf clover
d) a hurt squirrel

5. Why did Marty choose the name the beagle Shiloh?
a) Marty's first dog was named Shiloh.
b) Marty's grandfather was named Shiloh.
c) Marty first saw the beagle near the bridge in Shiloh.
d) Marty had read a story about a dog named Shiloh.

6. Marty _____________ to get the beagle to trust him.
a) whistles
b) passes out candy
c) sits quietly
d) pats the dog's head

7. Why has Marty never had a pet?
a) Marty's family was too poor to feed a pet.
b) Marty is allergic to animals.
c) Marty never wanted a pet.
d) Marty's house was too small for a pet.

8. Marty gives Shiloh _________ to eat.
a) bread and milk
b) rabbit meat
c) a hen's egg
d) a ham biscuit

9. How does Marty feel about Judd Travers?
a) likes him
b) doesn't like him

10. How does Shiloh behave when Marty and his dad take him back to Judd's house?
a) playful
b) excited
c) scared
d) happy

11. What did Judd do when Marty and his dad returned the dog?
a) Judd gave Marty and his dad a puppy.
b) Judd hugged Marty.
c) Judd gave Marty and his dad a reward.
d) Judd kicked the beagle.

12. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapters 1-2?

1) Dad and Marty take Shiloh to Judd Travers's house.
2) Marty goes for a walk with his rifle.
3) Judd kicks Shiloh.
4) Marty eats a big meal of rabbit meat and sweet potatoes.
5) Marty finds a stray beagle near the Shiloh bridge.

a) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
b) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
c) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
d) 2, 5, 3, 1, 4

13. Which sentence from Shiloh supports the conclusion that Marty loves animals?
a) I'm in trouble enough coming home with my clothes wet.
b) I stop and the dog stops.
c) "Did it die right off?" I ask, knowing I can't eat at all unless it had.
d) The best thing about Sundays is we eat our big meal at noon.

14. Read this line from Shiloh.

The beagle comes barreling toward me, legs going lickety-split, long ears flopping, tail sticking up like a flagpole.

This line includes which literary technique?
a) simile
b) personification
c) onomatopoeia
d) repetition



----------Key----------

1. (c)
2. (a)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (c)
9. (b)
10. (c)
11. (d)
12. (a)
13. (c)
14. (a)