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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
Positives
If he wins, they can keep the farm.
If he wins, Grandfather will get better.
Negatives
If 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.