Climbing Skull Mountain

In Part 1, Jordan tells Eddie that they’re going up Skull Mountain. How do you think Eddie feels about this idea?

• nervous

• excited

• bored

• sad

Which line best supports the answer to question 1?

• “‘Eddie, please,’ Jordan said with a laugh.”

• “We all knew the story.”

• “It was a terrible idea, even for him.”

• “No trace of them was ever found . . .”

The author says the rust-colored dirt was “strewn with rocks the size of basketballs.” Here, strewn means _______.

• packed

• wet

• sdirty

• scattered

In Part 2, Eddie yells at Jordan not to pick up the coyote skull, but Jordan ignores him. This shows that Jordan _______.

• owns the coyote skull

• thinks he knows better than Eddie

• is afria

• wants to help Eddie

What happens when Eddie throws the skull away from Jordan?

• Eddie finds a pair of scissors

• a storm begins

• the clanging noise stops

• Jordan gets mad

If you could give the story a new title, which would be the best choice?

• "Trading Places"

• "Fun in the Sun"

• "Climbing a Fence"

• "How to Train Your Coyote"

Jordan picks up a coyote skull and is _________________________ by it.

• confiscating

• fate

• mesmerized

• strewn

The story “Climbing Skull Mountain” starts with Eddie’s mom _________________ his phone.

• confiscating

• dilapidated

• fate

• mesmerized

To get to the mountain, they have to climb a _________________________ fence.

• fate

• dilapidated

• mesmerized

• strewn

Legend has it that if you try to take anything from Skull Mountain, you’ll suffer a terrible _________________________.

• confiscating

• dilapidated

• fate

• strewn