62 pages • 2 hours read
John Reynolds GardinerStone Fox
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Multiple Choice
1. How does Little Willy respond to his grandfather’s illness?
A) He believes his grandfather is being dramatic.
B) He considers abandoning his grandfather in favor of Doc Smith.
C) He begs his grandfather to reconsider staying in bed.
D) He immediately attempts to find a solution to the problem.
2. Why might the setting of the novel be important to the plot?
A) The government would not act so irrationally in a city.
B) Interactions with Stone Fox could happen anywhere.
C) Most farms in the country are located in rural Wyoming.
D) The cold Wyoming setting makes dog sled races possible.
3. Which of the following is the best example of a character taking on a role they were not intended to play?
A) Grandfather is sick in bed because of stress.
B) Doc Smith offers Little Willy a home.
C) Searchlight helps Little Willy plow the field.
D) Mr. Foster does not offer Little Willy funds.
4. What best illustrates the injustices of Little Willy’s situation?
A) The adults in the novel offer him little assistance.
B) Doc Smith will not tend to Grandfather’s condition.
C) The government demands Grandfather’s taxes.
D) Stone Fox refuses to help Little Willy.
5. What plot scenario best portrays Little Willy’s ingenuity?
