The King of Mazy May

1. The King of Mazy May Review and Assess

2. Conflict Between characters • What Walt Wants • What Strangers Want

3. Walt’s Father leaves walt to take care of himself. This shows that the father. . . • Is desperate to find gold • Knows the other prospectors will take care of Walt • Wants to test Walt’s courage • Has confidence in Walt.

4. The claim jumpers chase Walt because they • Are angry that he has been spying on them. • Want to find out what he knows • Wants to make sure he does not get to Dawson before they do. • Want their dogs and sled back

5. How does conflict drive the story and sustain interest?

6. Using three examples from the story, explain how London keeps the readers guessing about the resolution of the conflict.

7. Which adjective does not describe Walt? • Honest • Brave • Hot-tempered • Quick-witted

8. Walt has never seen a train or elevator in his life because • These machines have not yet been invented • He prefers to stay away from cities • He does not want to have anything to do with machines • He lives in an area where these things have not yet come into use

9. Signal words • But- signals contrast • Next- signals the following step in a process • So- signals a result • Because and On Account Of- indicate cause

10. Walt does not like claim jumpers because they • Think about nothing but getting rich • Steal what others have worked hard to get • Have bad tempers • Mistreat their dogs

11. Living in the Yukon has made Walt more __________ than most boys his age. • Angry • Timid • Stubborn • Self-reliant

12. The fact that Walt left the dying lead dog behind shows that he • Was insensitive to suffering • Used good judgment • Loved animals • Acted selfishly

13. In which sentence is the signal word incorrect? • Walt Masters is not a very large boy, because there is manliness in his make-up. • On account of the poor lead dog, the sled kept going off the trail. • No snow had fallen for weeks, so the trail was hard and icy.