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Hank the Cowdog

The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob
By John R. Erickson

1. Hank and Drover sat staring at the moon one night and they discussed
what it was made of. What did they decide the moon was made of?
________________________

2. True or False Drover was much more clever and smart than
Hank.

3. Hank and Drover were very excited when they heard Sally May bang the
plate with the food scraps. They were starving! Hank told us that his favorite
food was ____________________ but wouldn’t you know it, Pete the cat
wouldn’t share!

4. What kind of food did Drover munch on while Sally May was watching?
_______________________
Did he really enjoy his scrap of food? _______________________

5. True or False Pete and Hank exchanged the ears of corn for the
last few pieces of steak fat and a T-bone.

6. Hank and Drover were feeling _____________ as they sat together

hovered over their treasure.

a. sad
b. tired
c. greedy
d. lonely

7. They got so suspicious of each other that they both snuck off to
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8. Where did they both put their treasures? _________________________

Why?_______________________________________________________
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9. Hank suspected he was being followed by

a. Drover
b. Pete the cat
c. six or seven dogs
d. Sally May

10. True or False Hank kept hiding his treasure over and over again, afraid
that someone was going to find his priceless treasure.

11. Was Hank proud to be chosen to go on the truck ride? _____________

12. When Hank told us, the reader, “DON’T READ THE REST OF THIS
CHAPTER”, he was
a. being sarcastic
b. being serious

13. What did Slim and Loper, the two cowhands, use as bait to get the
mama cow onto the trailer? ____________________________

14. True or False Hank, the cow dog, and Pete, the cat, were best
friends.

15. What happened when the two dogs were down in the valley with the
coyotes?
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16. After leaving the valley, with his corncob, Hank, saw a reflection in the
pond, it was _____________________ and he danced around showing off.

17. What type of bird told Hank that Drover was in trouble?____________

18. Hank had to sacrifice something important to him in order to save

Drover, what was it? ______________________
19. What would you sacrifice in order to save your best friend?
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20. In the end Hank decided that corncobs were

a. priceless
b. a curse
c. tasty
d. yellow