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Sounder book review

Quiz by cstephens@ccboe.org

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14 questions
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  • Q1
    Sounder was
    a purebred redbone
    part redbone and part bulldog
    a golden retriever
    just a hound dog
    30s
  • Q2
    Why does Sounder die?
    He loses the will to live after his master dies.
    He tired of eating biscuits.
    He misses the boy.
    He is hurt in an accident.
    30s
  • Q3
    Why does the boy's mother allow him to live with the teacher?
    The teacher persuades her.
    The boy begs.
    She believes it is a sign from God.
    The teacher gives her money.
    30s
  • Q4
    How does the boy get injured when he is out looking for his father?
    An ex-convict attacks him.
    A guard hits his fingers with a rock.
    A guard hits his fingers with a piece of metal.
    A dog bites him.
    30s
  • Q5
    The boy's father tells the boy never to do what again?
    Come visit him in jail
    Go back to school
    Anger his mother
    Steal
    30s
  • Q6
    Before the boy goes to visit his father in jail, his mother warns him not to do what?
    Get lost
    Make his father sad
    Mention Sounder
    Drop the cake
    30s
  • Q7
    What kind of leaves have strong acid that can be used to toughen the skin?
    jack elm
    jack pine
    jack maple
    jack oak
    30s
  • Q8
    The boy's mother believed in .....
    Signs from God
    prayer
    voodoo
    astrology
    30s
  • Q9
    Who showed the boy compassion and understanding?
    the teacher
    the jailer
    the sheriff
    the judge
    30s
  • Q10
    What did the boy do he wasn't needed to work the fields?
    tried to find his father
    he helped his mother shell walnuts
    he would read by the lantern
    he hunted coons
    30s
  • Q11
    After he was shot, Sounder never barked again until when?
    he spotted an opossum
    the boy took him hunting again
    the vet operated on him
    his master returned
    30s
  • Q12
    Why did the boy dislike curtains on windows?
    thought they could catch on fire
    they were for rich people
    it reminded him of his chores
    He was afraid there were eyes looking out at him
    30s
  • Q13
    What did the boy's mother say he needed to learn how to do?
    lose
    cry
    read
    coon hunt
    30s
  • Q14
    What did the boy do when he found a big book in the trash?
    Kept it and tried to read it
    he put it back so he wouldn't be charged for stealing
    donated it to the school library
    gave it to a student at school
    30s

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