"Refueling" (The Run Series | Episode #2)

Who is rushing toward Mac and Dennis at the beginning of the story?

• a swarm of crazed people

• a woman named Ann Greerson

• a girl named Anna Johnson

• the owner of a gas station

Where does the second half of this story take place?

• two miles outside a big city

• in and around a gas station

• at a ranch

• deep in the wilderness

Read these sentences from the text.

Were those zombies?' asked Mac. 'I don’t know,' said Dennis. 'Whatever they were, they didn’t seem completely human.'

What evidence from the story supports the idea that the people Mac and Dennis saw were not "completely human"?

• There were a lot of them.

• They were "only twenty feet away" from Mac and Dennis.

• They were "crazed" and had "wild eyes."

• They were running toward Mac and Dennis.

Read these sentences from the text.

The young men talked over their next move as they drove. Big cities seemed dangerous, but the small towns were abandoned. Should they head back to the ranch? Go deeper into the wilderness? Or try to find other survivors who were also on the run? There was no easy answer. No matter what decision they made, it would be risky.

Based on the information in the story, why might any decision the young men make be risky?

• They do not have much experience driving long distances at night.

• They do not know whether they can trust the girl who says her name is Anna Johnson.

• They have no map and do not know how to get back to the ranch.

• Wherever they go, there is a chance they will come across more "crazed people."

What is the main idea of this story?

• A girl named Anna Johnson uses her father's radio kit to ask whether anyone "who's still human" is out there.

• Two young men barely escape a crowd of people rushing toward them.

• Mac enters a gas station and fills plastic bags with trail mix, bottled water, medicine, granola bars, and jars of peanut butter.

• Two young men are trying to survive in a world where almost everyone seems to have gone crazy.

Read these sentences from the text.

The young men talked over their next move as they drove. Big cities seemed dangerous, but the small towns were abandoned. Should they head back to the ranch? Go deeper into the wilderness? Or try to find other survivors who were also on the run? There was no easy answer. No matter what decision they made, it would be risky.

Based on these sentences, what does the phrase "on the run" mean?

• trying to help people

• trying to win a race

• trying to hurry up

• trying to escape or hide

Read these sentences from the text.

Mac flipped a switch on the wall, and fluorescent lights flickered on. He looked around at the empty store. There were signs of a struggle. Bags of chips and candy were trampled on the floor.

How could the last two sentences here be rewritten to show the relationship between them?

• There were signs of a struggle. Meanwhile, bags of chips and candy were trampled on the floor.

• There were signs of a struggle. For example, bags of chips and candy were trampled on the floor.

• There were signs of a struggle. On the other hand, bags of chips and candy were trampled on the floor.

• There were signs of a struggle. Ultimately, bags of chips and candy were trampled on the floor.

Read these sentences from the text.

Mac didn’t want to let her down. He reached into his wallet and found a twenty-dollar bill. He had just placed it on the counter when he heard a sound behind him. Mac froze. He wasn’t alone in the store.

What evidence supports the statement that Mac "wasn't alone in the store"?

Why does Dennis jump out of the truck and run toward the gas station at the end of the story?

(Support your answer with evidence from the text.)

Who or what might be inside the store with Mac?

(Support your answer with evidence from the text.)