Shiloh Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions

1. injury- (noun) damage or harm done to a person or thing
2. mournful-(adjective) feeling, expressing, or filled with grief or sorrow
3. sympathy- (noun) the ability to share feelings of another or others
4. delivering-(verb) taking or carrying something to a particular place or person
5. slurp-(verb) to eat or drink loudly
6. shrieks-(verb) make a loud, shrill cry or sound
7. bulletin board-(noun) a board for posting notices or announcements and pictures
8. decency-(noun) proper behavior, as in speech, actions, or dress
9. huddles-(verb) to crowd together
10. mistreated-(verb) to treat badly

Comprehension Questions:

Restate the question and answer in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.

1.       How does Marty’s dad feel about Shiloh? What clues tell you how he feels?

2.       If you were Marty, what would you do to try to earn enough money to keep Shiloh?

3.       Who are Dara Lynn and Becky? What clues from the text let you know?

4.       Why does Marty go to Friendly? Is his trip a success? How do you know?

5.       Why is Marty afraid to ask his father if he has spoken to Judd Travers?

6.       What is the similie in the last sentence on page 154? What feelings does it communicate?

7.       What are 2 ways that Marty showed his concern for Shiloh?

8.       How did Shiloh get hurt? How does Marty feel about it?

9.       What do Judd Travers’s actions reveal about his character?

10.   If you were Marty, what would you do to try and prove Judd mistreated Shiloh?

Short Constructed Response:

Compare and contrast Shiloh to Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs. How are they similar? different?