Skeleton Creek Final Quiz

What character writes in their journal?

• Ryan Smith
• Ryan McCray
• Paul McCray
  Ryan Jones
• Ryan Wheeler

Which character spends her time filming the town?

• Gladys 
• Dr. Watts
• Sarah
• Ryan

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

What question causes Ryan and Sarah to start investigating their town?

• How much gold was every mined at the dredge?
• Why is there a new park ranger in town?
• Why is Gladys Morgan so grumpy?
• Why name a town Skeleton Creek?

Why was Ryan in the hospital at the beginning of the book?

• He broke his leg
• He had his appendix removed
• He was in a car accident
• He was sick with the flu

What does a dredge do?

• bores holes
• mines for gold and silver
• turns writing into braille
• none of the above

Who is the town librarian?

• Paul McCray
• Dr. Watts
• Henry
• Gladys Morgan

Alchemy is the study of what?

• the properties of metals such as gold and silver
• the human body
• the environment
• humans and their interactions with other people

What is the Crossbones?

• a rock band
• a secret town
• a secret society
• a goup of chemists

What happened to Old Joe Bush?

• He died in his sleep
• He fell off a cliff
• He was crushed by the dredge
• He was run out of town because of his odd behaviors

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Who is Edgar Allan Poe and why does Ryan admire him so much?

• He is an artist;Ryan loves to paint
• He is an alchemist;Ryan is obsessed with alchemy right now
• He is an author of creepy stories;Ryan loves to read and write about creepy things
• He is a famous doctor;Ryan dreams of becoming a doctor someday