The Dark Tree

According to the story, what causes Sam to realize she was wrong about Dark Tree?

• Sam's brother climbs Dark Tree and is not scared.

• Sam's friend tells her that Dark Tree has a ghost.

• Dark Tree seems to be whispering something to Sam.

• Dark Tree protects Sam and Dairy during the twister.

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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 genre is The Dark Tree?

• horror

• nonfiction

• memoir

• biography

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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

What text structure is paragraph 3?

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• description

• sequence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the setting in the story?

• farm

• village

• ranch

• city

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the climax in the story?

• When Sam searches for Dairy.

• When Sam decides to walk away from the tree.

• When Dairy cries.

• When Sam begins to climb the tree.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence from the story shows that Sam feels protective of Dairy?

• It was then that Ma had died, giving her life for Dairy's.

• Sam reached for him and pulled him close, thinking that this was the end.

• "And once I tell Pa, you'll get a whipping, and I mean good."

• Dairy's cries echoed all around them as Sam frantically tried to untwist herself from under him.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the text structure in paragraph 18?

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

• sequence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What do Sam and Billy Mitchell have in common?

• They are both scared of going near Dark Tree.

• They are both angry with what Dairy had done.

• They both feel that their lives have been unfair.

• They both try to climb Dark Tree to help Dairy.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Dark Tree protect Dairy and Sam?

• The branches surrounded them and sheltered them from the wind.

• The roots created a tunnel the kids hid in.

• A hollow was formed in the trunk that sheltered the kids from the wind.

• It fell on top of the kids and protected them from the wind.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which selection shows how Pa feels about Dark Tree?

• "Your Pa's crazy," Billy Mitchell had said to her one day. "Having a farm so close to that tree."

• "Well," he looked out toward Dark Tree standing in the distance, "that old tree is really something. As tough as they come."

• But even he knew about Dark Tree. He had known this was the one place he could go where Sam wouldn't follow.

• Dark Tree seemed larger than ever, its form menacing against the approaching darkness.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3