Love+that+Dog

Questions:

Q: What was Jack's connection to Walter Myers' poem? A: Jack's dad called him the same name as the one in the poem. Jack also used some of the poet's words in his own poems.

Q: Who was Jack's favorite author and the person who inspired him? A: Walter Dean Myers

Q: What was Jack's dog's name? A: Sky

Q: Who did Jack dedicate his music to? A: Walter Dean Myers

Q: In the story, Love that Dog, why did Jack write so many poems? A: He wrote a lot of poems because he could not get the right one.

Q: Why did they choose that one dog next to the cage? A: He got it because it was against the cage with it's tail wagging (saying Me, Me, Me.)

Q How does Jack feel about poetry at the beginning of the book? A. He thinks it's only for girls and he can't stand it.

Q: How does Jack feel about poetry at the end of the book? A: He loves it.

Q: How does Sky die? A: She gets hit by a car.

Q: What does Jack keep telling his teacher not to do? A: Put his poetry on the board.

Q: Why did everyone like Jack's poem? A: It was in the shape of a dog.