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Red Wolf

Chapters 4 – 7 – Reading Comprehension


1. The students in the school do not appear supportive of each other. Explain why
you think this might be.
2. Explain why Henry could be considered a bully. Use specific detail from the text
to support your thinking.
3. In chapter 7 the nurse is introduced. Compare her to Mrs. Hall.
4. At the end of chapter 7, Red Wolf has a dream about his former life with his
family at Clear Lake. By including this dream, what does it show us about Red
Wolf’s character after being at the residential school for a few weeks?
5. Red Wolf has a wolf head pendant that he doesn’t want found or destroyed. If
you were him and had one small item with you at residential school, which
treasure from home would you keep with you and what meaning does it have to
you? Explain.
6. Red Wolf is very curious and always has questions about his new world he
finds himself in. If you were him, what other questions might you have? Include at
least 3 questions.
7. Toward the end of chapter 6 the narrator says “The day before, when Red Wolf
was still a child, he would have giggled, but today there was no laughter.” Explain
what this quote means and how and why Red Wolf has changed.
8. When the nurse said that one of the boys was homesick, Mother Hall said
“That’s nonsense... Indians don’t have emotions like we do...” Write a personal
response to this statement. How do you feel about it? What are your thoughts?

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