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This dog was the more caring of the 2 dogs.
Who was Bummer?
Give one way that Bummer and Lazarus were different.
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Name the city where this story took place.
Where is San Francisco, California?
Give one example of Bummer and Lazarus being heroes?
They stopped a runaway horse.
Which vocabulary word means regular or ordinary?
What is common?
Why were Bummer and Lazarus so well known?
Stories about them were in the newspapers.
Give one way that Bummer and Lazarus are alike. (You cannot say they are both dogs.)
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Give the year that this story took place.
When is 1860?
What is one example of the dogs getting into trouble?
Which vocab word means "to get better"?
What is heal?
Who are Damon and Pythias?
What is one way that San Francisco back then is different than San Francisco today?
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Why did people come to San Franciso?
What is- They were looking for gold?
Which heading describes how the dogs met?
What is- Bummer Becomes Famous?
Which vocab word means "to extend over an area"?
What is spread?
He made sure Lazarus ate before he did.
Give one way that "Bummer & Lazarus" was different than "Damon & Pythias".
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Tell what the genre of this story is.
What is narrative nonfiction?
What does the phrase "made the rounds" mean on page 77?
It refers to Lazarus walking around the city with Bummer.
Name a vocabulary word that is a synonym for considerate?
What is unselfish?
Why did people wonder if Bummer and Lazarus were real?
The stories about them were hard to believe.
Give one way that Bummer was like Damon.
(Answers may vary) What is they both saved their friend?
Explain what narrative nonfiction is.
narrative = told like a story
nonfiction = events that really happened
Why did people feed Bummer?
He was friendly and looked like he was always smiling AND he got rid of rats.
What does the word cold mean in this sentence- It was cold and windy, so the kids had to wear coats to school.
Lack of warmth