That Spot worksheet

Jack London

Directions: Use blue or black ink. Incorporate the question as part of the answer.

1. Where does the main action in the story take place?
2. Why did the men pay $110 for Spot?
3. What was Spot’s greatest flaw?
4. Who was Stephen Mackaye?
5. Why did the narrator describe Stephen Mackaye as a mean man?
6. What was Spot’s most remarkable skill?
7. After owning Spot for some time, how did the two men make money on Spot?
8. After the narrator went back to San Francisco, how was his life?
9. Stephen Mackaye left Spot with the narrator in San Francisco. The narrator buys Spot a tag and collar. How did Spot thank him?
10. Spot changes these men’s lives. Can you compare Spot to any other character you’ve read about that changes someone else’s life?