The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

Coyote gets a pet kitten from two brothers giving them away at a gas station. She knows her dad will say no, so she sneaks the cat onto the bus. How long does it take until her dad finds out she has a kitten?

• 2 Days

• One Week

• Less Than One Day

• He catches her in the act of sneaking it on the bus, and makes her give it back to the brothers.

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Coyote lives in Yager, a school bus, with her dad, Rodeo. Why don't her mother and sisters live with them?

• They dies in a car accident, five years ago.

• Her parents are divorced, and they live with their mom.

• They stay in their house in Washington State, where Coyote and Rodeo stop every once in awhile.

• They live with their Grandma, and help take care of her. She is sick.

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Every Saturday at noon, Pacific Time, Coyote calls her Grandma. What did they discuss during one of their conversations, that makes Coyote determined to get back to Washington State in four days?

• Her Grandma got a new dog, and wants Coyote to have it.

• Her Grandma is sick, and not doing very well.

• Her Grandma tells her that they are tearing down the park in her old neighborhood.

• Her best friend is having a surprise birthday party.

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How did Lester join Rodeo and Coyote on Yager?

• He snuck onto their bus.

• Coyote invited him along. He needed a way to get to Boise, and she thought they'd get "home" faster if two people were able to drive Yager.

• He was hitchhiking along the side of the road, and Coyote and Rodeo make a point to always pick up hitchhikers.

• He agrees to fix their bus, so they can get on the road again.

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How did Coyote meet Esperanza and Salvador?

• Ivan, the cat, escaped from the bus, and they found Ivan.

• Their car broke down, and Coyote and Rodeo stopped to help them.

• They stopped at a diner to eat one morning, and she met them at the diner.

• Coyote got left behind at a gas station. A lady called the police to report Coyote. Esperanza and Salvador helped her leave the gas station to avoid the police.

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What instrument does Salvador play?

• Saxophone

• Guitar

• Violin

• Drums

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What is the name of the 19 year old that Coyote found crying at a convenience store, and subsequently invited onto Yager? The person claimed that they were crying because they were kicked out of their parents' house.

• Esperanza

• Gladys

• Val

• Emma

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On their way to Washington, the brakes went out on the bus. Tammy, a school bus mechanic from a local school district, came to fix them. She charged them for the parts, but not for the labor. How did they repay her for the labor part of her service?

• She needed something brought to Silver Bar, Washington. Since they were going that way, they agreed to deliver it for her services. The item that needed to be delievered was her daughter's goat.

• They must trade Ivan, the cat, for her services.

• She needed a ride to Seattle, and insisted that they bring her there.

• They did not need to, she just wanted to do a good deed to help someone out.

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Eight miles outside of Poplin Springs, the bus gets pulled over by the cops when Rodeo is driving. Why?

• He was swerving all over the road.

• Tammy, the bus repairer turned them in for suspicious activity.

• He was speeding.

• Val was reported as missing by her parents. She lied, and is not 19 years old, but is a junior in high school. Val had called her cousin in Seattle, and told her cousin that she'd be riding in a bus. Her parents thought she may have been kidnapped in Minneapolis.

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Coyote makes it to the park on the day that her grandma told her the bulldozers would be starting. What happened?

• The workers refused to let her into the construction site. They told her that they would keep their eyes open for it, but she is not allowed to set foot in the park.

• She was too late, and never found the box.

• The area where the box was buried is already dug up. She convinces the worker to allow her to dig through the pile of dirt. The box is found, and her and Rodeo go through it's contents together.

• Her Grandmother was at the park to meet her, and had the box in her hand.

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