Zombies, Land Mines, and Pecans

How can the reader tell that the characters are at Savannah's house?

• She knows the route and is worried about her father's garden

• She knows the how to climb over a fence

• She doesn't mind getting dirty

• She doesn't arrive in time to save her friend from the zombies

Look at paragraph 9

Which words from the excerpt help the reader understand the meaning of putrid

• wet

• muddy

• covered

• feet

What event occurs as a result of Savannah nd Julian taking too long to arrive at the treehouse?

• Veronica, Eric, and Maya turn into Zombies

• Veronica Captures Lucas and turns him into a zombie

• Lucas is captured by Veronica, Eric, and Maya

• Savannah and Julian turn into zombies

Savannah and Julian ignore their discomfort in paragraph 6-15 because they are-

• pretending to be zombies

• worried their parents will be upset about their torn clothes

• excited by their game and determined to reach their goal

• angry with Veronica, Eric, and Maya

Why does Veronica think that Julian and Savannah are pretending to be zombies?

• Julian and Savannah look like zombies because of their misadventures

• Julian and Savannah don't play fair and always take the fun out of the game

• Julian and Savannah got turned into zombies when they reached the treehouse

• Veronica wants everyone in their game to pretend to be zombies

What is the best summary of the story?

• Three friends spend an afternoon desperately trying to save themselves from some zombies in a treehouse

• Six friends are playing an elaborate game involving zombies. Two of the friends race around a farm, trying to beat the others to a treehouse. Upon arrival, they are so dirty they look like zombies.

• A boy name Lucas is taken hostage by zombies and tied to a tree. His friends Savannah and Julian save him.

• Savannah and Julian race each other to a treehouse filled with zombies. When they arrive, the zombies are confused because Savannah and Julian look like them.