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A Week in the Woods

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  • 3. Why did Mark suddenly feel small?
    In comparison to the mountain, huge trees etc.
  • 10. What two things trick Mark into losing the trail?
    The forest; his inexperience
  • 9. Mark was glad that Anya had made him take what?
    His stocking cap.
  • 11. ‘Mark forgot to do something. Something important.' What was it that Mark forgot?
    Check his compass.
  • 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.
  • 17. What did Mark want to discuss with his parents?
    Staying in Whitson and Hardy Elementary School.
  • 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.
  • 13. Why did Mark bring dental floss with him?
    To hang his pack from the tree as a way of staying safe from bears.
  • 18. What request of his Dad did Mark make at the closing of the story?
    To bring with him the penny that Mark had left under the radiator in his previous home.
  • 16. “We found _________ _________ .
    each other
  • 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.
  • 12. Thoughts of what prevented Mark from sleeping when he is alone by the fire he made.
    There could be bears in the woods.
  • 2. From whom was Mr. Maxwell able to find out where Mark has gone?
    Mrs. Leghorn
  • 6. What was Mr. Maxwell’s main feeling as he pursued Mark through the woods?
    guilt
  • 15. The feeling of quiet awe at the basic __________ ___ __________ .
    decency of people
  • 4. ‘If Mr. Maxwell wants to get rid of me so bad, he’s gonna have to __________ _________ _________ .
    find me first
  • 1. What was Bill the ranger’s biggest fear about Mark’s having disappeared?
    He could be taken by someone on the highway.
  • 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.