Exploring Carter's Holler: 5th Grade Reading Lesson

What is the main character's initial feeling about Tom Lynn's disappearance?

• Worry

• Confusion

• Excitement

• Indifference

Where does the main character see Tom Lynn in her vision?

• In Carter's Holler

• In a school

• In a city

• At their home

What does the main character resolve to do after her family goes to bed?

• Leave town

• Search for Tom alone

• Go to sleep

• Call for help

What does the main character use to negotiate with the supernatural entities?

• Promises of friendship

• Gold coins

• Food items

• Magic spells

What creature does the main character encounter that wants to keep her?

• A haint

• A bear

• A dog

• A ghost

What does the main character offer to the haint?

• A bowl of soup

• A piece of cake

• A slice of bread

• A biscuit with apple butter

What transformation does Tom undergo when the main character tries to take him away?

• From a human to a snake

• From a snake to a bear

• From a bear to a human

• From a snake to a human

Who are the Dogwood people according to the story?

• Villagers

• Forest spirits

• Ghostly figures

• Mountain dwellers

How does the story end?

• Tom and the main character go home

• Tom stays with the Dogwood people

• The main character leaves alone

• Tom transforms permanently

What does Tom remember upon waking up?

• Eating dinner

• Reading a book

• Chopping wood

• Playing with friends