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A Week in the Woods

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  • 13. Where does Mark sleep in order to overcome his fear of being alone in the dark?
    In the barn.
  • 10. What did Mark find in the woods, overlooking the meadows?
    An old cemetery.
  • 6. What is the best thing that Mark found on his first visit to the barn?
    walking stick.
  • 4. Mark struggles in the snow. What kind of shoes does Leon introduce Mark to?
    Snow shoes.
  • 12. “And for the first time in his life, Mark felt __________ .
    rich
  • 11. Mark didn’t feel neglected or isolated any more because he had discovered __________.
    time.
  • 14. Can you remember the stories or the author of the stories which Mark reads?
    Diable, a Dog; To Build a Fire, both by Jack London.
  • 3. Every day after school Mark turned into a __________ again.
    boy
  • 18. What do Mark and Leon do on Friday, April 3rd?
    They sleep outdoors.
  • 2. What kind of music does Leon listen to in the car after school every day?
    Jazz
  • 17. Why was the social studies teacher made to feel uncomfortable by Mark?
    Mark knew the correct date of the first battle of the American Civil War, and the teacher did not.
  • 7. In the barn, “Mark caught wisps of all that past life and activity.” What could he smell?
    Animals.
  • 8. Mark felt a deep, satisfying __________ to the barn.
    connection
  • 16. Why was the teacher Mrs. Stearns angry with Mark?
    He was reading a book after he had finished comprehension exercises.
  • 1. When Mr. Maxwell told Mark about the Week in the Woods, what was Marks response?
    "Does everyone have to go?"
  • 5. Mark’s first week were about the woods, and his second week were about the _____.
    barn.
  • 15. Lying alone in the dark, what does Mark realize about himself?
    He was acting like a stuck-up jerk.
  • 9. What animal tracks has Mark learned to read in the snow?
    rabbit, deer, squirrel, birds such as chickadees