The Run Series

Why did Mac and Dennis leave the ranch?

• To find more survivors

• Because they were afraid of the animals

• To find their parents

• Because they were hungry

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What news do Dennis and Mac hear on the radio while at the ranch?

• There is a cattle farm that hires young men to work over the summer.

• Thousands of people are running as fast as they can across the country

• There is a bad disease spreading among people

• Food is getting moldy on dinner plates because people are not staying at home.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The Muskrat says that the disease is “real bad.”

What evidence in the story supports his statement?

• T.J. wants to go into town even though The Muskrat has advised people to stay in their homes.

• After The Muskrat warns people about the disease, an old Earl Scruggs song comes on the radio

• The Greersons tell the boys not to worry, saying that the disease will end soon

• The disease is very contagious, and doctors have not been able to figure out a cure

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What injury does Anna have?

• A broken nose

• A gash on her leg

• An injured eye

• She doesn't have any injuries

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Anna asks Mac if he thinks she’s going to become “one of them”. Who might she mean by “them”?

• A zombie

• A doctor or nurse

• "One of the boys"

• A survivor

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Mac didn’t want to scare Anna or Jeremiah further, ____ he decided not to voice his fears about Anna’s cut.

• then

• but

• so

• because

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

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

• Anna

• Jeremiah

• Mac

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

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 lost and wanted him to start walking in the opposite direction.

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read these sentences from the text.

"The footprints looked strangely uneven, and [Mac] felt his stomach drop when he realized that [Anna] must have been dragging her injured leg heavily to make such long, deep marks. He wondered if she was as scared as he was. He began to wonder if people stopped being scared once they turned into zombies..."

What conclusion can be drawn based on these sentences

• Mac thinks Anna may have become a zombie

• Mac thinks he can save Anna from other zombies

• Mac thinks Anna is braver than he is

• Mac feels sick when he sees or thinks about injuries

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3