Stone Fox Jeopardy

Chapter 1/2

Chapter 9/10

Chapter 7/8

Chapter 5/6

Chapter 3/4

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Chapter 1/2

What is wrong with

Grandfather?

He was giving up.

“Doc Smith proceeded to

examine Grandfather.” What

does proceeded mean in this sentence?Chapter 1/2

continued

How does Grandfather

communicate with Willy?

Chapter 1/2

He uses hand signals. Palm up meant “yes”

and palm down meant “no.”

“The potato sacks had to be inspected, and

mended if need be.” In this sentence, the

words mended means…

Chapter 1/2

fixed

Use a character trait to describe Doc

Smith. Give details from the story to

support this.

Chapter 1/2

Calm- She wasn’t worried about Grandfather.Mean- She didn’t want to help Grandfather.Helpful- She was willing to take care of Little Willy.Practical- She was trying to prepare Little Willy for Grandfather’s death.*Many other answers are acceptable.*

Little Willy harvested the potatoes and got

the money for them, but Grandfather still won’t get out of bed. Why?

Chapter 3/4

Grandfather hasn’t been paying his

taxes. He owes $500 in back taxes.

Who is Clifford Snyder?

Chapter 3/4

Clifford Snyder is a city slicker, tax collector who

came to the farm to collect the $500

Grandfather owed for taxes.

Little Willy finds out that Grandfather owed

money. Why did this confuse Little Willy?

Chapter 3/4

He thought Grandfather

always paid every bill.

“Searchlight lunged forward with such force

that Little Willy was almost thrown from the sled.” In this sentence, the word

lunged means…

Chapter 3/4

suddenly moved forward

Little Willy can be described as hard-working. Prove that Willy is hard-working with details from the

text.

Chapter 3/4

He chopped wood.He stocked food.

He made a fire for breakfast.He ran errands after school.He plowed the potato fields.

He fed Grandfather breakfast.

*Many other answers are acceptable.*

What advice did many people give to Willy

about getting the $500 to pay the taxes?

Chapter 5/6

They told him to sell the farm.

Willy “ran out of the store, clutching the

poster in his hand.” In this sentence, clutching

means…

Chapter 5/6

holding tightly

Stone Fox can be described as smart.

Prove that Stone Fox is smart using details from

the text.

Chapter 5/6

Stone Fox is smart, because he used the money he won from

races to buy back his land.

“Little Willy was stunned” when he heard how much the entrance fee for the race was. In this sentence, the word

stunned means…

Chapter 5/6

shocked

Little Willy decides to sign up for the race. Tell one positive aspect and one negative aspect of Little Willy running in the race.

Chapter 5/6

PositivesIf he wins, they can

keep the farm.

If he wins, Grandfather will get better.

NegativesIf he loses, he is out $50 for the entrance

fee.

If he loses, they still don’t get to keep the

farm, and Grandfather doesn’t get better.

Lester tells Little Willy that he has a “heap of

courage,” because…

Chapter 7/8

He is running in the race against Stone

Fox.

In Chapter 7, how does Doc Smith feel

about Little Willy entering the race?

Chapter 7/8

She thinks Little Willy is “a darn fool for using your

college money to enter that race.” But, she will

be rooting for him.

On the day of the race, why couldn’t

Little Willy see out of his right eye?

Chapter 7/8

Little Willy couldn’t see out of his right eye,

because it was swollen shut. Stone Fox hit Little Willy in the eye the night

before the race.

Give two reasons that Little Willy was at a disadvantage in the

race (prior to the race beginning).

Chapter 7/8

He had never raced before.He only had one dog.

He was younger than all the other contestants.His right eye was swollen shut.

*Other answers are acceptable.*

Describe what Little Willy saw as he

entered Main Street the day of the race.

Chapter 7/8

Main Street was jammed with peopleBoth sides of streets lined with people

People sitting on rooftopsPeople handing out of windowsHe saw Lester, city slickers, his

teacher, Mr. Foster, Hank, Doc Smith, Mayor Smiley, Dusty,and Clifford

Snyder, the tax man.

In the beginning of the race, tell how Little Willy increased his lead over

the other racers.

Chapter 9/10

Little Willy took a shortcut over the frozen lake, which was too risky

for the other racers to take.

Tell how Little Willy was motivated by

Grandfather during the race.

Chapter 9/10

Grandfather sat up in bed, and was

watching the race out the window.

When Searchlight died, “There was no suffering.” In this

sentence, suffering means…

Chapter 9/10

pain

Tell why Stone Fox shot his gun into the air and told the other racers to stop at the

end of the race.

Chapter 9/10

He wanted Little Willy to win the race.

Using character traits, tell how Stone Fox changed

from the beginning of the book to the end of the

book. Use details from the text to support your

answer.Chapter 9/10

At first, Stone Fox seems mean, because he didn’t speak to white men and he hit Little Willy in the

face.

At the end of the book, Stone Fox was compassionate, because he let Little Willy finish the race, believing

that Little Willy deserved to win.