Marven of the Great North Woods

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The hunters saw a grizzly

• large, fierce kind of bear.

• kind of tree

• kind of wild cat

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Do you like flapjacks?

• a game play with cards

• pancakes

• rabbits

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Grant bought a cord of logs.

• a thin, strong rope

• a box used to store things

• a certain amount of wood

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The hikers wore snowshoes.

• heavy boots lined with fur

• skates with metal blades

• "shoes" for walking to deep snow

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Tom met us at the depot.

• train station

• camp

• small restaurant

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Marven spent four months at a .....

• logging camp

• hunting camp

• music camp

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Marven's job was to.....

• keep the payroll

• ring the morning bell

• make breakfast

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You can tell that Marven was ....

• afraid of snow

• good with numbers

• stronger than Jean Louis

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Which word best describes Marven in his job?

• bored

• lazy

• organized

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Why did Marven mistake Jean Louis for a grizzly bear? Because.....

• Jean Louis looked taller than ever with his ax

• Jean Louis laughed as a bear