Bummer and Lazarus

What is a synonym for unselfish?

• nervous

• considerate

• entertaining

What is a synonym for ordinary?

• common

• handsome

Which of these words means to extend over an area?

• trim

• spread

• glide

Why are Bummer and Lazarus known so well?

• A song was written about them.

• Stories about them were in the newspaper.

• They came on the ships looking for gold.

Why did some people wonder if Bummer and Lazarus were real?

• There were no newspapers in the 1860s.

• The stories about them were hard to believe.

In the story, Bummer and Lazarus are compared to...

• newspaper reporters.

• Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke.

• Damon and Pythias.

What does "make the rounds" mean?

• the two dogs ran around the runaway horse

• Lazarus and Bummer walking around the city

• running around a baseball field

Why did people feed Bummer?

• He was gentle and helpful, so people wanted to reward him.

• People had extra food.

• Bummer would always growl for food.

Unfriendly strays were dogs that...

• dogs that were sleeping

• dogs that were unkind

• dogs that were howling

What genre is Bummer and Lazarus?

• biography

• narrative nonfiction

• fantasy