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Hank has been accused of murder! In a fit of despair, Hank resigns his position as Head of Ranch Security and decides to join the outlaw coyotes. There he's known as Hunk (that's Hank in coyote language). Hank meets Missy Coyote, sister to Scraunch — the meanest, roughest, toughest, most notorious coyote in the whole country. If Scraunch found Hank with his sister… Well, look out for trouble.
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Comprehension Questions (by Steve)
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
What was Hank’s job?
Page 1 — Head of Ranch Security
1
Why did Loper shoot off the gun?
Page 3 — Hank was barking at the coyotes.
3
Who was Beulah?
Page 4 — The neighbor’s collie that Hank liked.
4
What did Hank and Drover think killed the chicken?
Page 8 — A coyote or a coon.
8
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Where did the porcupine stick Hank?
Page 12 — In the face, nose, and paws.
12
What did Pete, the barn cat, do to Hank?
Page 14 — Flicked his tail on his nose.
14
How did Loper feel about Hank’s quills?
Page 15 — It was Hanks fault for messing with a porcupine.
15
Why did Loper throw the pliers at Hank?
Page 17 — He wet on his pants.
17
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What did Loper feel about Hank and the dead chicken?
Page 19 — He barked all night and was expensive to feed.
19
Why did Hank tell Drover he was useless?
Page 22 — He was playing with a frog.
22
What did Drover find in the night?
Page 25 — A big monster with horns.
25
What did Hank actually attack?
Page 28 — The milk cow.
28
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why was Slim nice to Hank?
Page 31 — He wanted to wipe the dip stick on his ear.
31
How did Hank feel about Drover’s help the night before?
Page 33 — He was not happy he didn’t give any .
33
Why was Drover not afraid to pee on the Boxer’s truck?
Page 35 — He was chained up.
35
Why did Bruno get in trouble?
Page 39 — The men thought the other dogs were asleep.
39
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Hank decide to do instead of guarding the chicken house?
Page 44 — A steak-out.
44
Why did Hank fall asleep?
Page 45 — Because he dreamt he was awake.
45
Who found Hank with the dead chicken?
Page 48 — Sally May.
48
What did Loper do to punish Hank?
Page 50 — Made him wear the dead chicken head.
50
What did Hank decide to do because he was punished?
Page 53 — Leave and become an Outlaw.
53
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What did Hank think Loper and Sally Mae would feel about him being gone?
Page 57 — They’d miss him. Do anything if he’d come home.
57
How did Hank feel about the spring pool?
Page 58 — A sewer is better.
58
What did Junior think about Hank?
Page 59 — Thought he was d-d-d-dead.
59
What gave the signals that something was dead?
Page 62 — The chicken head around hank’s neck.
62
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why did the dog look headless?
Page 67 — A Hawaiian Punch can was stuck on its head.
67
Why couldn’t the coyote understand hank?
Page 69 — It didn’t speak Doglish.
69
Did Hank like the coyote’s name?
Page 72 — No. Girl-Who-Drink-Blood.
72
Who was the coyote’s brother?
Page 73 — Scraunch.
73
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Who is Chief Gut?
Page 75 — The coyote father of Missy and Scraunch.
75
What did the coyotes call cowboys and guns?
Page 76 — Big-hat and boom-boom.
76
What did the coyotes call Hank that upset him?
Page 77 — Chicken dog.
77
Why didn’t the coyotes attack Hank?
Page 84 — They were going to make him part of the tribe.
84
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Hank’s secret work?
Page 85 — Coyotes are superstitious.
85
What Did Hank’s mom say about coyotes?
Page 87 — They were lazy, sneaky, undisciplined.
87
What did Rip and Snort want to do?
Page 88 — Go carousing in the silage pit.
88
What is silage?
Page 88 — Grass that ferments and turns into alcohol.
88
What did Drover think about Hank with the coyotes?
He was a traitor. 95.
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did the coyote pups do to hank?
Page 99 — Bit his tail.
99
How did Hank feel about coyote life?
Page 102 — Told Missy too much noise.
102
What was the mutton feast?
Page 103 — A piece of aged meat that was green with maggots on it.
103
What did Missy’s mom think made Hank sick?
Page 105 — Brackish water.
105
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What did the coyotes like to eat and why?
Page 107 — Juicy chicken because they are easy.
107
Who made the speech to the village?
Page 107 — Scraunch and then led the raid.
107
Where did Hank hope Drover was?
Page 109 — Hiding in a corner of the shed.
109
What did Scraunch want Hank to do?
Page 114 — Kill Drover, but he tried to save him.
114
When Hank “heard Saint Peter blow” what did he think?
Page 116 — He was going to die.
116
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
What did Loper do and why to Hank?
Page 119 — He smiled; glad he was back.
119
What did everyone think happened to Drover?
Page 120 — He was dead.
120
What did Hank tell Drover he was doing with the coyotes?
Page 122 — He was undercover.
122
What did the Badger tracks turn out to be?
Page 125 — Skunk tracks.
125
What did Hank do to Sally May?
Page 127 — Run in to her clean laundry with skunk smell.
127
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