Song of the Trail Chapters 18 - 19

What news did Mr. Cameron bring to Diego about his father?

• Diego's father was moving to another city.

• Diego's father had written a letter to Mr. Cameron.

• Diego's father would be getting out of the hospital soon.

• Diego's father had lost his job.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did the boys initially think had happened when they saw items scattered down the side of a cliff in Ramer Canyon?

• They thought a hiker had lost their belongings.

• They believed a burro had fallen over the edge.

• They assumed a storm had caused a landslide.

• They guessed a bird had dropped the items.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

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Why did the boys see little of each other on the way down the canyon?

• They were playing a game of hide and seek.

• They were each following separate sections of the flock.

• They had an argument and decided to split up.

• They were exploring different parts of the canyon for fun.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.RL.7.2

How did David and Diego realize that some of the sheep were missing?

• They counted the sheep and found some were unaccounted for.

• They noticed a little black lamb named Negrita was missing.

• They heard the sheep bleating from a distance.

• Mr. Cameron told them about the missing sheep.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What method did the boys use to do a quick count of the nearly 2,000 sheep they were moving?

• They counted the sheep one by one.

• They counted the marker sheep and the goats.

• They used a computer program to count the sheep.

• They estimated the number by the size of the field.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

What were the two differing opinions about what should be done when the boys found out many sheep were missing?

• Diego wanted to go after the sheep immediately, while David wanted to wait until morning.

• Diego wanted to let someone else go after the sheep, while David wanted to go himself.

• Diego wanted to go after the sheep immediately, while David wanted to let someone else, like his dad, go back and get them.

• Both boys wanted to go after the sheep together immediately.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What was Diego thinking of that made him arrive at the conclusion that he would find all the lost sheep together?

• He remembered a story about a sheepdog bringing sheep together.

• He thought that the sheep would stay together because they were scared.

• He recalled something Jess Cameron had said about a goat being an individual, but a sheep being herd-minded.

• He believed that the sheep had a natural instinct to return home.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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As Diego was following the wisps of wool and hoof tracks, what chilling, frightening sight did he find?

• He found a broken fence and realized the sheep had escaped.

• He found a peaceful clearing where the sheep were resting.

• He found mountain lion footprints and a partial carcass of a sheep.

• He found a river that the sheep had crossed.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.6.2

How did Diego calm his fears when he was terrified to spend the night alone?

• He built a large fire to keep wild animals away.

• He sang songs to keep his spirits up.

• He thought about his family and friends.

• Psalm 23.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Diego remember that helped him fall asleep?

• A lullaby his mother used to sing

• A story his grandfather told him about the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23

• The sound of the sheep

• A dream about his family

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