Ragged Dick

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-7

Reading Check

1. According to Dick, who did his coat once belong to?

2. What are five faults of Dick that the narrator highlights?

3. Which relative of Johnny is “one tie to bind him to the city”?

4. What does Dick offer to Frank and his uncle?

5. What gift does Mr. Whitney give Dick?

6. What is the name of the boardinghouse where Dick occasionally sleeps?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Describe Dick’s living situation. How does he make money and where does he work?

2. Who is Johnny Nolan? How does Dick help him, and what advice does Dick give Johnny?

3. Summarize the mishap involving the “bad bill.” What are the assumptions that the involved parties make regarding Dick’s role in the situation?

4. Summarize Dick and Frank’s afternoon together. Where do they go and what do they talk about?

5. What does Frank offer to help Dick learn? How does Dick respond to this offer?

6. What is the "drop-game?” How does Frank learn the repercussions of the game from Dick?