Reading Street: The Mystery of St. Matthews Island

The driftwood was bleached from the sun

• turned white

• cleaned

• ruined

• hot

Vultures flew above the carcasses.

• craters

• coast

• bodies of dead animals

• bones of insects

His suspicions were correct.

• methods

• summary

• feelings

• mean thoughts

They died of starvation.

• hunger

• illness

• old age

• accident

The puppy was scrawny.

• skinny

• strong

• happy

• tubby

The buildings were in a state of decay.

• rotting away

• leaning to the side

• being restored

• being sold

She hiked across the tundra.

• a cold, flat, treeless land

• a warm forest

• a large lake

• a flowery meadow

Why did the reindeer die?

• They starved

• They had a disease

• They were old

• The weather was harsh

How was the weather on Sant Matthews Island

• Cold and harsh

• Warm and sunny

• Cool and rainy

• Dry

What happened to all of the plants?

• they were eaten

• they had a disease

• people cut them down

• it was too cold