15. A Long, Hot Ride
16. The Starving Roamer

1. The city was a ____________journey from Sparks.
a) five-day
b) one-day
c) two-week

2. Maddy encouraged Caspar to allow Lina to travel with them to the city by telling Caspar that Lina __________________.
a) knew how to follow the maps and find treasures they needed
b) could cook their meals and do their laundry
c) would be useful because she could climb into small places

3. Lina was afraid of _____________.
a) the darkness
b) fire
c) the thunder
d) the howling wind

4. What animal did Lina hear?
a) bobcat
b) owl
c) bears
d) wolves

5. Lina's leg hurt because ____________.
a) she twisted her ankle
b) her sock caught on fire
c) the crate fell on it
d) a snake bit her

6. How does the village of Sparks compare to the other villages?
a) Sparks is a whole lot better than most.
b) Sparks is small, cold, and poor.
c) Sparks is withering away.
d) Sparks is a horrible place.

7. Maddy left her village to go with Caspar because _______________.
a) she liked him
b) he was her only way to get out of the horrible place she lived in
c) he promised to make her a partner in his business

8. On the third day a roamer stopped in front of Caspar's trunk and demanded _________________.
a) a couple of cakes
b) to trade goods
c) Maddy come with him
d) Caspar give him an ox

9. What did the roamer do to show he was angry for not getting the cakes he asked for?
a) The roamer broke up the goods in Caspar's truck.
b) The roamer untied the oxen and shooed they away from the truck.
c) The roamer dumped a bag of dirt on Caspar's cakes.



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