Shiloh Chapters 7 & 8 pages 56 - 71
Multiple Choice Quiz
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David lived in a ________________ house.
- small
- dirty
- big
- lake
David had a pet ____________________.
- hamster
- Siamese cat
- hermit crab
- puppy
How does Marty get food for Shiloh?
- Marty picks vegetables from the Johnson's garden.
- Marty asks Mr. Wallace if he has any old cheese or meat he can buy real cheap.
- Marty goes through the trash can at the diner.
- Marty takes apples and peaches from the fruit trees in his yard to Shiloh.
How does Marty keep the food from spoiling?
- Marty puts the food in a can and places it in the stream.
- Marty puts the food in the back of the refrigerator.
- Marty puts the food in the smoke house.
Marty realized that Mr. Wallace told people about him wanting to buy food cheap when _________
- people start asking questions
- Mrs. Ellison brought a pie to their house
- Marty's dad started getting extra food on his mail run
- Dara Lynn's teacher brought over a box of cookies
Marty___________ when everyone went to town.
- shows Shiloh his house
- watches television
- goes running in the field with Shiloh
- invites David over for a visit
What scares Marty at the end of Chapter 8?
- A mean dog comes up to Marty and begins growling.
- Marty sees a snake that he thinks is a copperhead.
- Mom comes up the hill.
- Marty sees signs of a mountain lion.
Which statement from Chapter 7 is an opinion?
- David Howard's house is about twice as big as ours for about half as many people.
- David says the house used to belong to his great-granddaddy.
- We sit on David's back steps and eat Popsicles his ma makes out of pineapple juice.
- Hermie's sort of fun, though.
Which excerpt from Shiloh implies that Marty is afraid his family is going to learn that he is hiding Shiloh?
- She wanted to know if she could bring David up here tomorrow when the rest of them go to Parkersburg.
- Dad's working on the pickup after dinner-changing the oil-Becky and Dara Lynn's turning somersaults in the grass, and Ma's cleaning the kitchen.
- Having Shiloh a secret is like a bomb waiting to go off.
- And then I hear someone say, "Marty." I look up, and there's Ma.
Which is an example of repetition?
- Next two days go by smooth as buttermilk.
- Whomp, whomp, whomp. That's my heart.
- Even when we're out in the far meadow, racing the wind, he'll start to bark and I'll say, "Shhhh, Shiloh!" and he stops right off.
- First time I have the whole place to myself, and I let Shiloh run pure free.