On the Road [The Run Series, #4]

What injury does Anna have?

• a sprained wrist

• a gash on her leg

• a cut on her forehead

• a broken ankle

The climax of a story is the most exciting or intense point in the story. What is the climax of this story?

• he boys’ conversation about whether Anna will be okay

• Anna’s disappearance from the camp

• Mac cleaning and dressing Anna’s wound

• Mac deciding not to voice his fears about Anna’s cut

Over the course of the story, Anna’s wound is getting worse.

What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• “…the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight.”

• “[Anna] winced as the clear gel made contact with the wound, but she didn’t complain.”

• “[Mac] hastily covered the cut with the friendlier hues of the bandages. ‘You’re all set,’ he tried to grin.”

• “Her eyes were wide with horror as she stared down at the gash on her leg.”

Anna asks Mac if he thinks she’s going to become “one of them”. Who might she mean by “them”?

• doctors and nurses

• Dennis and Jeremiah

• the three boys

• the zombies

What is the main idea of this text?

• Four friends go on a camping trip in the woods, but one of them gets hurt.

• An injured girl asks for help from some boys she comes across in the woods.

• Three boys help an injured girl as they find a spot in the woods to stay safe from plague-ridden zombies.

• Three boys hide from an injured girl whom they fear will get a plague and become a zombie.

Read these sentences from the text.

"Maybe it was his imagination, but the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight."

Based on these sentences, what might the word “intensify” mean?

• to become stronger or deeper

• to become weaker or lighter

• to become more painful

• to become worried or anxious

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Mac didn’t want to scare Anna or Jeremiah further, ____ he

decided not to voice his fears about Anna’s cut.

• although

• while

• but

• so

When Mac is taking care of Anna’s wound, Anna asks if he thinks she is going to become “one of them.” What does Mac reply?

• “Negative!”

• “Always!”

• “No way!”

• “For sure!”

How does Mac feel as he is dressing Anna's wound.

• Mac feels anxious and worried as he is dressing Anna’s wound.

• Mac feels happy that he can help.

• Mac feels like it shouldn't be his responsibility.