"Searching for Survivors" (The Run | Episode #3)

Who walks out of the men's bathroom in the gas station?

• a scared boy who is about six or seven years old

• a terrified teenaged girl who has a wound in her leg

• a man with red eyes, ripped clothes, and a bad smell

• a nurse who volunteered to take care of plague victims at a hospital

What point of view is this story told from?

• second person point of view

• third person limited point of view

• third person omniscient point of view

• first person point of view

Read these sentences from the text.

"Mac was at the counter. When Dennis walked in, Mac pointed to the back of the store. The door of the men’s bathroom was slowly creaking open. Just then the door swung wide, and a man appeared. The man’s hair was matted and disheveled. His clothes were ripped and dirty. Parts of his skin were covered in deep purple and black marks. Even from the door, Dennis could detect the man’s stench. He smelled like the fermented slop that they fed to pigs on the ranch. It was obvious that the plague had gotten this man."

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about people who get the plague?

• People who get the plague have to go to the bathroom more often than people who do not have the plague.

• People who get the plague have short hair, wear long pants, and use a lot of deodorant.

• People who get the plague develop purple and black marks and become smelly.

• People who get the plague start to behave like pigs.

Why might Dennis have thrown cans at the man running toward him and Mac?

• Dennis thought the man was hungry and wanted to provide him with cans of soup.

• Dennis thought the man was harmless and wanted to tease him by throwing cans at him.

• Dennis thought the man was dangerous and wanted to protect himself and Mac.

• Dennis thought the man was lost and wanted him to start walking in the opposite direction.

What is the main idea of this story?

• A few young people try to stay safe from crazed plague victims.

• Dennis and Mac meet a boy named Jeremiah at a gas station.

• A man with ripped clothes and red eyes runs out of a bathroom toward Mac and Dennis.

• A teenaged girl jumps into the back of a truck after being attacked by a zombie.

Read these sentences from the text.

"Mac was at the counter. When Dennis walked in, Mac pointed to the back of the store. The door of the men’s bathroom was slowly creaking open. Just then the door swung wide, and a man appeared. The man’s hair was matted and disheveled. His clothes were ripped and dirty. Parts of his skin were covered in deep purple and black marks. Even from the door, Dennis could detect the man’s stench. He smelled like the fermented slop that they fed to pigs on the ranch. It was obvious that the plague had gotten this man."

(Imagery is descriptive language that focuses on one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.)

What senses does the imagery in these sentences focus on?

• sound, touch, and taste

• sight, touch, and taste

• touch, smell, and taste

• sight, sound, and smell

Read these sentences from the text.

"Mac and Dennis looked at the boy. He seemed healthy but scared."

How could these sentences be combined without changing their meaning?

• Mac and Dennis looked at the boy, which seemed healthy but scared.

• Mac and Dennis looked at the boy, who seemed healthy but scared.

• Mac and Dennis looked at the boy, although healthy but scared.

• Mac and Dennis looked at the boy and seemed healthy but scared.

Who (or what) is a teenaged girl running from at the end of the story?

What color does the wound on the girl's leg turn?

Read these sentences from the text.

"Mac was at the counter. When Dennis walked in, Mac pointed to the back of the store. The door of the men’s bathroom was slowly creaking open. Just then the door swung wide, and a man appeared. The man’s hair was matted and disheveled. His clothes were ripped and dirty. Parts of his skin were covered in deep purple and black marks. Even from the door, Dennis could detect the man’s stench. He smelled like the fermented slop that they fed to pigs on the ranch. It was obvious that the plague had gotten this man."

Based on these sentences and the color of the girl's wound at the end of the story, what might happen to the girl? (Support your answer with evidence from the text.)