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MISC.
100
What is the title of this story?
Older Run
100
Who is Gary Paulsen?
Main character of the story
100
What is a trestle?
a framework built to support a bridge
100
This is the time that the story takes place.
What is the evening (night)?
100
A person who drives a dog sled
What is a musher?
200
Who is the author of this story?
Gary Paulsen
200
Who is Cookie?
The main animal character in the story
200
Who is a spectator?
someone who watches an event
200
This is what causes the accident
What someone had stolen the plywood decking from the trestle.
200
This is a trait that describes the main character
What is determined, resourceful, adventurous, imaginative, brave, respectful, loner, creative, or hard-working?
300
Where does the story take place?
Minnesota wilderness
300
What is ten?
The total number of dogs tied to the sled
300
What is ricochet?
to bounce off a surface
300
This is why the main character let the dogs go
What is there was not enough room on the trestle to swing the team around?
300
The rope by which a team of sled dogs are attached to a sled
What is a gang line?
400
What word does the author use to grab your attention in the beginning of the story?
"Help."
400
Who is Ruth?
He sat in the kitchen, sipping a cup of hot soup and tried to explain to her what had happened with the dogs.
400
What is marvel?
to feel amazement or wonder at the sight of
400
This is what race team dogs are trained to do
What is keep going and not come back to the sled (return home)?
400
The vocabulary word that finishes the following sentence: "The main character did not __________ that the dogs would get stuck on the trestle.
What is anticipate?
500
Who is the illustrator of the story?
Ruth Wright Paulsen (Gary's wife)
500
Who is Minto?
He was the large red dog with a pointed face who was the first to return to the sled
500
What is embankment?
a long mound of earth or stone, sometimes built to raise a roadway or railroad above the surrounding land
500
This is how the main character felt when the dogs returned to the sled.
What is he felt very emotional?
500
This is what you call teams of working sled dogs that provide transportation for animal trappers
What is trapline teams?