Transcript The Market Square Dog by James Herriot Review

The Market Square Dog
by
James Herriot
Review
1. What is first-person point of view?
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The narrator is a character in the story.
2. What is third-person point of view?

The narrator is outside of the story.
3. From what point of view is “The
Market Square Dog” told from?

first-person point of view
4. Who narrates or tells the story?
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James Herriot, the author and veterinarian
5. What two things must you combine in
order to make a prediction?
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You must combine clues from the story
and what you know.
6. What is the dog doing in the market?
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The dog is sitting up, begging for food.
7. What breed of dog is “The Market
Square Dog”?
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He is a cross-bred of a sheepdog and a
terrier.
8. Why can’t the policeman catch the
dog at the beginning of the story?
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The dog won’t let the policeman get close
to him. He runs away from people. The
dog may be frightened because of past
abuse.
9. Why does the policeman bring the
dog to the narrator’s house?
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He realizes that the dog may die without
the veterinarian’s help.
10. How does the veterinarian help the
dog?
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He fixes the dog’s broken leg and stitches
his wounds.
11. Why does the veterinarian visit the
kennels at the police station?
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He has become fond of the dog and hopes
that the animal will recover.
12. How are the policeman and the
veterinarian alike?

They both have an interest in dogs and
concern for them.
13. How does the policeman explain the
dog’s absence in the kennel?
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The policeman tells the veterinarian that
the dog has been arrested for begging.
The policeman is playing a joke on the
veterinarian.
14. How does the dog’s behavior change
by the end of the story?
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The dog has learned to trust people
because people have helped him and
shown him love.
15. What happens to the dog at the end
of the story?
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The policeman adopts the dog as a pet for
his two daughters.
16. Define trotted.

ran in a graceful, light way
17. Define anxiously.

in a worried or uneasy way
18. Define custody.
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protection or supervision
The End