"He hastily covered the cut with the friendlier hues of the bandages." Define the words "hastily" and "hues".

"...her voice was ragged and breathless." Define "ragged" as used in this sentence.

Define the word "gash".

'"Band-aids!" the boy held up a box of brightly colored Spider-Man bandages triumphantly, "and hand sanitizer!" He looked so hopeful that Mac had to suppress a laugh.' Define the word "suppress" / Why did Mac suppress a laugh?

"...the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight." Define the word "intensifying"/What word in the 2nd sentence might be a synonym?

Why didn't Mac and Dennis want Jeremiah and Anna to know they were worried about the gash in her leg?

"They used old blankets and tarps from the truck to create improvised beds." Define the word "improvised" as it's used in this sentence. In what other context could you use this word?

"She [Anna] winced as the clear gel made contact with the wound..." Demonstrate "wince".

Define the word "glance".

"He (Mac) looked at Dennis, whose furrowed brow suggested that he was having the same thoughts." Demonstrate a furrowed brow.

Define the word "companion".

"Dennis shuddered, then seemed to steel himself." Define the words "shuddered" and "steel". How are these words related?

Mac and Dennis decided to set up camp "where a thick tree line rose up not far from the road. Whether the seclusion it offered was inviting or ominous, nobody could decide." Define the words SECLUSION and OMINOUS.