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What is the name of the poet who truly influenced the Jack?
Walter Dean Myers
Who is the author of Love That Dog?
Sharon Creech
Why did so much depend on the blue car?
The blue car hit and killed Sky, the narrator's beloved dog.
Jack finally shared his work, but wanted to be anonymous. What does anonymous mean?
Unknown; not named
Tiger, hamster, gerbil, goldfish, flea--which one is NOT an animal Jack asked if he could write about?
Gerbil
Whose tail was "wag-wag-wagging as if he were saying Me me me! Choose me!"?
Sky's
Jack tells his favorite poet that his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, would make WHAT special treat if he visited the class?
Brownies
Free verse or rhyme-- in which form was this novel written?
Free verse- no rhyme, no rhythm
In "Street Music," we read the words "roar", "flash", "clash", and "screeching," which are examples of WHAT?
onomatopoeia
Why doesn't Jack want to write poetry at the beginning of the story?
He thinks poetry is for girls. Boys don't write poems.
By the end of the book, the narrator realizes that writing and reading poetry is not only pleasurable, but that writing can be a way of dealing with WHAT?
painful memories
Jack tells about how he went to the animal shelter, and he and his family chose a yellow dog. His poem is typed up and put on the board. He is so proud! What color is the poem's paper?
Yellow
The narrator's poem at the end was inspired by the poem "Love That WHAT"?
Boy
Why didn't Jack want his name on his poems?
He does not feel confident as a writer and he is not sure his poems are good enough to share.
Identify the figurative language found in the following line. "I said I love that boy like a rabbit likes to run."
Simile
How did Miss Stretchberry encouraged Jack to write more poetry? (Hint: She did something with the poems.)
She typed his poems and displayed them.
