1. Why is the chapter called "Windrider’s Claws"?
2. Why does Black Dog tell MS the story about the "ugly wife"?
3. How does MS feel about being beaten by Black Dog? Could you feel
the same way?
4. "It eats at them; it eats at us."(p83) Who is talking? What is going
on? What does he mean?
5. What choices did Father have after the beating of MS? (4) List the
pros and cons of each of his choices. Did Windrider make the right
choice? Use the chart below to help you.
Choices Pro Con
1)
2)
3)
4)
5. What effect does the killing have on the lives of Father and
MS?
6. Who is the Water Fairy?
7. How will Father and MS get by without the Company?
1. Joanie __________(ed) angrily out of the room, _____________(ing)
her arms and yelling.
2. Hand Clap and Tom Sawyer are both very good at ______________(ing)
reality.
3. The sound of the bell ____________(ed) through the empty halls.
4. scold : chide :: shriveled : ___________
5. My parents found my excuses very ____________ and lame.
6. I got very ____________(ed) with my dog while I was trying to teach
him to fetch.
7. True dragons, according to MS, are wise, _____________, and caring;
not evil and ____________.
8. It would be very _____________ to keep up with your homework.
9. Moon shadow found it hard to be angry at Black Dog, whom he compared
to a "dunb, pain-__________ animal."
10. The team had the _____________ honor of having the worst record
ever.
11. Red Rabbit clopped along in his own slow, _____________ way.
12. "Don’t give me your ___________, mealy-mouthed answers."
13. With the sun shining on it, the stained glass became very _____________.