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MISC.
100
What is the title of this story?
Older Run
100
The main character of the story
Who is Gary Paulsen?
100
a framework built to support a bridge
What is a trestle?
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
The main animal character in the story
Who is Cookie?
200
someone who watches an event
Who is a spectator?
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
The total number of dogs tied to the sled in the story
What is ten?
300
to bounce off a surface
What is ricochet?
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
He sat in the kitchen, sipping a cup of hot soup and tried to explain to HER what had happened with the dogs
Who is Ruth?
400
to feel amazement or wonder at the sight of
What is marvel?
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
She is the leader of the dogs
Who is Cookie?
500
a long mound of earth or stone, sometimes built to raise a roadway or railroad above the surrounding land
What is embankment?
500
This is how the main character felt when the dogs returned to the sled.
What is he felt very emotional, amazed?
500
This is how Paulsen felt when Cookie left
What is betrayed?