"Run to the River"- Plot review

What is foreshadowed by these sentences?

• It will finally rain soon.

• There will be a terrible fire.

• The family will have to move.

• Farmers will not be able to grow crops.

What can you infer from paragraphs 9-10 of the story?

• The barn will probably be the first building to catch fire.

• It is likely that not all members of the family will survive.

• Margaret's father is gone but will soon return to the farm.

• Margaret is very mature, and her mother trusts her greatly.

Margaret's mother is worried at the beginning of the story, because -

• there has been no rain for months

• Margaret spills the milk pail

• her husband has not come home yet

• her sons do not want to leave their beds

How does paragraph 10 advance the plot in the story?

• It adds tension and suspense to the story.

• It shows how and why the children get separated from their mother.

• It indicates how devastating the fire is to the farm.

• It tells what happens to Margaret and her brothers.

What happens after the fire consumes the family's woods and fields?

• The children are reunited with their mother.

• Margaret and her brothers reach the river.

• The fire approaches the barn and the house.

• The family hears the father's voice calling them.

When Margaret wakes up her brothers, their actions in paragraph 14 suggest that they -

• trust that he can depend on her

• do not know what is happening outside

• are frightened by the smoke and ashes

• worry about what will happen to their mother

Why does Margaret believe that a fire is approaching the farm at the beginning of the story?

• There is smoke in the air.

• It has not rained for months.

• Ashes are falling from the sky.

• It is becoming warmer than usual.

Which sentence from the story foreshadows how the story will end?

• Margaret knew that the frown was more from worry than from spilled milk.

• Three frightened deer bolted from the woods bordering the farm, heading toward the river.

• Her heart pounded in her chest like deer hooves hitting the ground.

• The barn was quite a distance downriver from the house, nearer the woods.

Which incident seems to frighten Margaret the most in the story?

• When her father does not return home

• When she first notices flames in the distance

• When she sees that the barn has caught fire

• When her brothers try to pull her into the water

What incident is foreshadowed in paragraph 35?

• The family will leave the river.

• The fire will be put out.

• Margaret's mother will get hurt.

• Margaret's father will return.