62 pages • 2 hours read
John Reynolds GardinerStone Fox
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Answer Key
Chapters 1-3
Reading Check
1. Searchlight (Chapter 1)
2. Rex (Chapter 1)
3. 10 (Chapter 2)
4. The potato crop (Chapter 2)
5. Doc Smith (Chapter 2)
6. A horse (Chapter 2)
7. Searchlight (Chapter 2)
Short Answer
1. Doc Smith tells Little Willy Grandfather has lost the will to live. When Doc Smith observes Grandfather, she cannot find anything indicating he suffers from an illness or disease. She believes external factors cause his condition. (Chapter 1)
2. Little Willy and Grandfather use hand signals to communicate with one another. (Chapter 2)
3. Little Willy begins caring for the farm on his own. He purchases items for the household, chops wood, and cooks. He attends school and attempts to use his funds to help with the farm. He exhibits ingenuity when he uses Searchlight to help him plow the field. (Chapters 1-3)
Chapters 4-6
Reading Check
