The Stranger

1. The Stranger Vocabulary Quiz

2. Vocabulary • Terror also means… a. fear b. concern

3. Answer A. Fear

4. Vocabulary • A Parlor is a • a. hotel room b. sitting room

5. Answer B. Sitting Room

6. Vocabulary • Another word for fascinated is.. • disturbed • amazed

7. Answer B. Amazed

8. Vocabulary • A draft is.. • Current of air • Pleasant smell

9. Answer a. Current of Air

10. Vocabulary • To be timid is to be… • Active • fearful

11. Answer B. Fearful

12. Vocabulary • To etch is to… • Carve • leaned

13. Answer a. Carve

14. Vocabulary • Frost is.. a. powdered ice b. deep snow

15. Answer a. Powdered ice

16. Comprehension Questions • What should the mercury in the doctor’s thermometer have done? • Boiled • risen

17. Answer B. Risen

18. Comprehension Questions • What is one way the stranger was different from most people? • The sun did not set when he was there. • The rabbits were not afraid of him.

19. Answer B. The rabbits were not afraid of him.

20. Comprehension Questions • What was the most likely reason the author pointed out that the stranger never tired when working in the fields? • To show how special the stranger was. • To explain why Mr. Bailey hired the stranger.

21. Answer a. To show how special the stranger was.

22. Comprehension Questions • What was the first clue that the weather should have been changing? • The trees stayed green. • A flock of geese flew south.

23. Answer B A flock of geese flew south.

24. Comprehension Questions • Which event showed that the stranger was harmless? • He learned how to use a pitchfork. • He watched the sun set with Katy.

25. Answer a. To show how special the stranger was.

26. Comprehension Questions • If the stranger had been a hermit, how would he have acted? • He would have invited his friends over to meet the Baileys. • He would have been uncomfortable around the Baileys.

27. Answer b. He would have been uncomfortable around the Baileys.

28. Comprehension Questions • Why did the pumpkins on the Bailey farm grow larger and larger than ever?

29. Answer The weather was warmer than usual.

30. Comprehension Questions • What was different about the trees to the north of the Bailey farm? • They lost their leaves. • They had much larger leaves. • The had red and orange leaves.

31. Answer c. The had red and orange leaves.

32. Comprehension Questions • Which of these events happened first in the selection? • The stranger realized something was wrong. • The stranger became a member of the Bailey family. • The stranger climbed the highest hill on the Bailey farm.

33. Answer b. The stranger became a member of the Bailey family.

34. Comprehension Questions Which event from the selection could never really happen? • Mr. Bailey hit the stranger with his truck. • The flock of geese flew in a V formation. • The leaves changed colors in one day.

35. Answer c. The leaves changed colors in one day.