Missing [The Run Series, #5] - Comprehension Questions

Who is missing at the beginning of the story?

• Mac

• Dennis

• Anna

• Jeremiah

Whose perspective does this story show?

• Anna's

• Mac's and Jeremiah's

• Just Mac's

• Mac's and Dennis's

What conclusion can be drawn based on these sentences?

• Mac thinks Anna may have become a zombie.

• Mac thinks he can save Anna from other zombies.

• Mac thinks Anna is braver than he is.

• Mac feels sick when he sees or thinks about injuries.

This story has two climaxes, or points when the tension is at its highest. One climax is when Mac softly calls out "Anna?" by the stream. What is the other climax?

• when Dennis wakes up to find Mac and Anna missing

• when Mac wakes up to find Anna missing

• when Dennis turns on the radio to find a bluegrass song playing

• when Dennis and Jeremiah discover Mac and Anna by the stream

What is the main idea of this text?

• After waking up in the woods with a bad injury, a girl named Anna runs away to find help.

• After waking up in the woods to find their friend missing, three boys worry that their companion has turned into a zombie.

• After waking up in the woods, two boys worry that they may be attacked by a crowd of plague-ridden zombies and become infected.

• In a truck ride through the woods, a young boy is annoyed that the radio no longer plays anything but bluegrass music.

Why might the author have switched to Dennis's perspective at this point in the story?

• to confuse the reader about the setting of the story

• to leave the reader in suspense about what happens with Mac and Anna

• to show the reader how Mac and Dennis have very different personality traits

• to give the reader a sense of calm about Dennis's safety

Mac is worried that the figure by the stream may be a zombie, (a)   he tries to stay out of arm's reach.

• so

• but

• though

• before

What do Anna's footprints leading away from her blankets look like?

• They are small and delicate.

• They are large and heavy.

• They are zigzagged and erratic.

• They are straight and evenly spaced.

What do Dennis and Jeremiah see at the very end of the story?

• A shooting star

• A mysterious figure

• A hidden treasure

• A rainbow

What has most likely happened to Anna by the end of the story?

• Anna has moved to a new city.

• Anna has reconciled with her family.

• Anna has achieved her dream job.

• Anna has disappeared mysteriously.