Ch.12.2

Ch.12.2

We passed the dark, silent school. It seemed much bigger at night. Josh’s light flashed through the low tree branches as we turned the corner onto Cemetery Drive. “Wait—please,” Ray pleaded. But Josh didn’t slow down. Neither did I. I was eager to get there and get it over with. 

Fill in the Blanks

Josh and Amanda walked pass a building. What is it?

Multiple Select

Who did not want to go to the cemetery?

• Josh

• Amanda

• Ray

• Petey

gravestones

noun

I wiped my forehead with my sleeve. The air was hot and still. I wished I hadn’t worn long sleeves. I felt my hair. It was dripping wet.

The clouds still covered the moon as we reached the cemetery. We stepped through a gate in the low wall. In the darkness, I could see the crooked rows of gravestones. 

Multiple Choice

What did Amanda wear?

• a long-sleeved shirt

• a short-sleeved shirt

• a vest

• a jacket

Josh’s light traveled from stone to stone, jumping up and down as he walked. “Petey!” he called suddenly, interrupting the silence. He’s disturbing the sleep of the dead, I thought, feeling a sudden chill of fear. Don’t be silly, Amanda. “Petey!” I called, too, forcing away my morbid thoughts. 

Multiple Choice

'interrupting' and 'disturbing' are both _______________.

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

“This is a very bad idea,” Ray said, standing very close to me. “Petey! Petey!” Josh called. “I know it’s a bad idea,” I admitted to Ray. “But I didn’t want Josh to come here by himself.” “But we shouldn’t be here,” Ray insisted. 

Open Ended

Why did Amanda come with Josh?

I was beginning to wish he’d go away. No one had forced him to come. Why was he giving us such a hard time? “Hey—look at this!” Josh called from several yards up ahead. My sneakers crunching over the soft ground, I hurried between the rows of graves. I hadn’t realized that we had already walked the entire length of the graveyard. 

Multiple Choice

How did Amanda feel by Ray?

• annoying

• annoyed

• glad

• delighted