6 minute podcast 1

The setting of this episode is mostly ....

• at a resort in the mountains

• on a whale-watching adventure in the ocean

• at a home in the country

• at a government facility where the parents work.

The family was on

• an adventure to see whales

• a cruise to the Bahamas

• a trip to see their grandmother

• a trip to their dad's work facility

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What happens in the story to cause conflict?

• Birdie falls overboard and notices a girl in the ocean.

• The captain calls, "Man Overboard!"

• The parents disappear

• Cyrus jumps overboard because he has to save his sister.

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Why does the Anders family keep referring to the girl as "Holiday?"

• She has a bracelet that says Holiday.

• She has asked to be called Holiday.

• It was a holiday when they found her.

• She muttered Holiday when they pulled her onto the ship.

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What does the girl have that is mysterious?

• A marking on her forehead

• A bruise above her eye

• A marking on her hand

• A broken arm.

What does Cyrus and Birdie's parents do that is strange?

• They ask the kids to throw the girl back into the water.

• They tell Holiday that they are her parents.

• They leave the girl at the hospital and don't offer to help.

• They took the kids on a trip.

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Based on what we know so far, what do you predict is most likely to happen next in the story?

• They will take the girl home with them and investigate her story.

• The will turn the girl over to the riverboat authorities.

• They will throw the girl back into the water.

• They will realize the girl is their long lost daughter and take her home.

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What evidence from the story best supports your prediction?

• They took the girl to the hospital.

• Mom and Dad told the girl she was their daughter.

• They reported to the authorities that they found a girl in the water.

• The mark on her arm tells them it is their daughter.

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