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1. What was Bill the ranger’s biggest fear about Mark’s having disappeared?
He could be taken by someone on the highway.
2. From whom was Mr. Maxwell able to find out where Mark has gone?
Mrs. Leghorn
3. Why did Mark suddenly feel small?
In comparison to the mountain, huge trees etc.
4. ‘If Mr. Maxwell wants to get rid of me so bad, he’s gonna have to __________ _________ _________ .
find me first
5. When Mr. Maxwell was first pursuing Mark, why did he decide to stop running?
He did not want to break a sweat due to the impending drop in temperature.
6. What was Mr. Maxwell’s main feeling as he pursued Mark through the woods?
guilt
7. What was it that made Mark decide to head back to the camp?
He felt bad about spoiling the week in the woods for other children.
8. For what reason, spotted by Mr. Maxwell, had a pine log been laid across the trail which Mark had decided to take back to the camp?
The trail had been closed three years ago.
9. Mark was glad that Anya had made him take what?
His stocking cap.
10. What two things trick Mark into losing the trail?
The forest; his inexperience
11. ‘Mark forgot to do something. Something important.' What was it that Mark forgot?
Check his compass.
12. Thoughts of what prevented Mark from sleeping when he is alone by the fire he made.
There could be bears in the woods.
13. Why did Mark bring dental floss with him?
To hang his pack from the tree as a way of staying safe from bears.
14. The knife Mr. Maxwell seized from Mark may have saved Mr. Maxwell’s life. How?
He used it to saw a maple branch in order to free himself when he's caught by a rock.
15. The feeling of quiet awe at the basic __________ ___ __________ .
decency of people
16. “We found _________ _________ .
each other
