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Stray
by
Cynthia Rylant
Review
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1. Using your prior knowledge
about families and pets, what
leads you to think that Doris’s
parents will not let her keep the
puppy?
Her parents won’t
even talk to her about
it.
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2. Why doesn’t Doris give the
dog a name?
She doesn’t want to
get too attached to a
dog that her parents
won’t allow her to
keep.
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3. Mrs. Lacey is sensible not
selfish. Explain why this
statement about Mrs. Lacey not
wanting to feed the dog is true.
She is sensible
because she wants to
be sure she has
enough food for her
family.
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4. How does Doris know that
the puppy is a good dog?
The puppy doesn’t
tear up the basement,
doesn’t howl, and
doesn’t try to come
upstairs.
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5. After her father takes the puppy
away, what does Doris do?
Doris cries herself
to sleep.
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6. What does Mrs. Lacey mean
when she tells Doris to act more
grown-up?
She wants her to stop crying about the puppy.
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7. How would you describe Mr.
Lacey at the end of the story?
He is kind and
softhearted. He lets
Doris keep the dog
because he doesn’t
want to leave it in the
shelter.
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8. Why does Doris want to keep the
puppy?
She wants the love
and companionship of
a pet.
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9. Why doesn’t Doris want to go
into the kitchen past the
basement after her father has
taken the puppy away?
She doesn’t want to
be reminded of the
puppy.
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10. At the end of the story why
does Mrs. Lacey smile at her
husband?
She is surprised by
his unusual behavior.
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11. Timidly
• In a way that shows fear or shyness
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12. Grudgingly
• In an unwilling or resentful way
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13. Ignore
• Pay no attention to
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14. Prediction
To make a good prediction readers must
use ______ ___________ and clues or
_______ from the story.
prior knowledge
details
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Plot
• Exposition
– Introduction of the setting, characters, and
basic situation
• Rising Action
– Events that increase tension
• Climax
– High point of the story, when the story’s
outcome becomes clear
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Plot
• Falling Action
– Events that follow the climax
• Resolution
– The final outcome
• Conflict
– The story’s central problem
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Plot Chart
Exposition Resolution
Climax
Conflict
Doris wants to keep the
dog, but her parents say
that she can’t.
In January, a puppy is
abandoned in the snow
at the home of the Lacey
family.
Mr. Lacey agrees to let the
dog sleep in the basement.
Doris tries to talk to her parents
about keeping the dog, but they
ignore her.
Mr. Lacey tells Doris to feed the
dog, signaling that he did not
leave the dog at the pound.
Mr. Lacey explains why he doesn’t
want to leave the puppy in such
terrible conditions.
Mr. Lacey asks Doris if she
is going to feed the dog.
Doris gets to keep the
dog.
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Open-Ended
• In five or more sentences, explain the plot of “Stray.” Include the words that name three of the elements of plot: conflict, rising action, and resolution. Use details from the story to explain only the important events that happen.
• The conflict, rising action, and resolution are important events in the plot of “Stray.” A girl, Doris, sees a stray dog in the snow. She takes the dog in, but she encounters a conflict. Her parents don’t want to keep the dog. In the rising action, Doris tries to talk to her parents about keeping the dog, but they ignore her. In the resolution of the story, Doris’s father takes the dog to the pound. He doesn’t like the conditions at the pound, so he brings the dog back. Doris gets to keep the dog.