"The Run" Pt. 1

Where did Dennis and Mac work over the summer when the plague hit?

• an internship near their college

• the Greerson's ranch

• the Anderson's orchard

• at a summer camp on a lake

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the story mainly about?

• A married couple who own a ranch that hire young men to work for them.

• Two young men, a mysterious disease, and what happens when they go out to explore.

• A radio DJ, the music he likes to play, and the effect his songs have on the people who listen.

• A long line of people running through the fields and what happen when they meet up with Dennis and Mac.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"More and more people were getting sick. The symptoms were strange." What does the word symptom mean?

• fear of getting sick

• serious injuries

• signs of a disease

• suggestions that doctors give to patients

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What do Dennis and Mac hear on the radio while at the ranch?

• There is a cattle farm that hires young men to work over the summer.

• Thousands of people are running as fast as they can across the country.

• There is a food shortage and people are starting to panic.

• There is a bad disease spreading among people.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why do Dennis and Mac decide to drive to the nearest big city?

• They want to see if anyone is alive.

• They are running out of food and need more.

• They see thousands of people running.

• They both like being outdoors.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Chose the answer that best completes this sentence: Dennis and Mac are frightened after leaving the ranch ______ the towns and cities they saw had no people in them.

• because

• however

• as a result

• although

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

The Muskrat says that the disease is "real bad." Which piece of evidence supports his statement?

• TJ wants to go into town even though the Muskrat advised people to stay home.

• After the Muskrat warns people about the disease, an old song comes on the radio.

• The Greersons tell the boys not to worry, saying the disease will end soon.

• The disease is very contagious, and the doctors have not been able to figure out a treatment or cure.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The text states, "The news kept getting worse, until one day the radio stopped transmitting." What does the word transmitting mean?

• to send out a signal

• to show something

• to listen to someone

• to make pictures

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the sequence of events in the beginning of the story?

• The story begins after the disease has struck, then takes the reader back in time to before the disease.

• The story begins before the disease has struck, then takes the reader forward in time after the disease has ended.

• The story begins as the disease is striking and then takes the reader back in time to before the disease started.

• The story begins as the disease is striking, then takes the reader two years into the future.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following is NOT a character in the story?

• Mac

• Dennis

• Mr. Greerson

• Mrs. Johnson

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4