The Ghost of Blue Mud Gulch

1.In the first sentence of this story, the phrase "reined in her mare" means that Anita -

• A urged her horse to go up the hill

• B encouraged her horse to move faster

• C captured her horse by grabbing his halter

• D pulled back on the horse's halter to make him stop.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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2.What does the word rickety mean in the sentence?

• A Old - fashioned

• B Stiff

• C Sturdy

• D Wobbly

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.Why is Carla disappointed when she and Anita ride into Blue Mud Gulch?

• A She doesn't want to look for gold.

• B She wants to ride her horse a little longer.

• C She thinks there is nothing interesting there.

• D She doesn't care about things from the past.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

4.When Zachary Taylor Brown tells the girls "Things aren't always what they seem," he is referring to the -

• A fool's gold

• B ghost

• C mine

• D saloon

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.In the poem on Gus' grave, the last line "More or less..." means that Gus -

• A is not a ghost

• B could be a ghost

• C might have found gold

• D might have had a different name

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

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6.How has Carla changed by the end of the story?

• A She distrusts Anita now.

• B She is more bored than ever.

• C She might believe in ghosts now.

• D She wants to go searching for real gold now.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

7.The reader can tell this story is told in third- person limited point of view because -

• A Anita tells the story

• B Old Gus tells the story

• C only Carla's thoughts are known

• D three main characters' thoughts are known

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CCSS.RL.1.6

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8.The theme or overall message of this story could be described by which sentence?

• A Some towns are very boring.

• B There are no such things as ghosts.

• C You must always trust your senses.

• D Things are not always as they appear.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.5.9

9.Which sound frightens Carla and Anita at the end of the story?

• A A low voice

• B A gust of wind

• C Their own laughter

• D Piano keys being played

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CCSS.RL.2.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

10.What is another name for "Iron Pyrite"?

• A gold nugget

• B coal

• C tumbleweeds

• D fool's gold

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