Questions for "The Dog of Pompeii"

Name: ________________ Class:___ #:____

Literary Response for The Dog of Pompeii / Pompeii (Pages 430-445)

1. Tito was very dependent upon Bimbo because Tito was ______________ and _______________.

2. The volcano gives a sign before it erupts. That sign was it ______________________________. Some people

explained the sign as ________________________________________________.

3. During the eruption, Bimbo takes Tito to the ___ ____.

4. At the end, Bimbo ______ as he tried to go to the _____________ to get _________ for Tito.

5. The scientists were surprised to find a dog buried in the ruins as they assumed that an unchained

dog would have ________________.

6. At the end of the story, the setting changes from the first century to the twentieth century as

archaeologists answer the mystery of why Bimbo ___ _________________.

7, The director of the archaeological team wondered why the dog had chosen such a moment to get a raisin

cake in its mouth. The reason why is that Bimbo was __________________________________________.

8. How does the setting of The Dog of Pompeii affect the plot of the story? ____________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________.

9. From reading the historical fiction of The Dog of Pompeii, I have learned the following things about life in the ancient

Roman city of Pompeii: _____________________________________________________________________________

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10. Does this story seem like it had realistic characters(credible) or did it have unlikely (incredible) characters.

I think this story was _____________because __________________________________________________________.

11. By reading the article, Pompeii, I learned the following things similar to the historical fiction account in The Dog of Pompeii:

________________________________________________, ______________________________________ and

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