The Trucker Who Always Stopped for Trouble
Posted on November 27th, 2007 at 9:40 am by svpeterson and
1. What was Tom Carney’s nickname? 2. What was the bleeding man yelling to Tom? 3. What did Tom say to the people he saved? 4. How old is Tom? 5. How many kids does Tom have? 6. How many miles do some truck drivers figure he drove? 7. How long has Tom been a [...]
Friendship beyond the Battlefield
Posted on November 19th, 2007 at 2:04 pm by svpeterson and
1. Name the author of this story. 2. Name a small Iraqi city ten miles from Fallujah. 3. List two foods that people sell there. 4. What was Abdualla’s job in Iraq? 5. In what state did Phelps grow up? 6. In what city did Abdualla grow up? 7. What kind of music does Abdualla [...]
The Man Who Burned Alive
Posted on November 14th, 2007 at 11:00 am by svpeterson and
1. Who is the author of this story? 2. What do most fire victims die from? 3. How old were Charlsen’s children at the time of this event? 4. Why did Charlsen fight to live? 5. Why did he lay down on the floor? 6. In what year did this story take place? 7. Give [...]
Heroes of the Frozen Cliff
Posted on November 12th, 2007 at 1:12 pm by svpeterson and
Who authored this article? What book is it from? In what year did this take place? What was the name of the author’s ship? How far was the ship from the beach? How high was the cliff behind the beach? Why couldn’t people on the ship Wilkes help the author and his shipmates? Of the [...]
“What a Crazy Way for Life to End”
Posted on November 12th, 2007 at 8:51 am by svpeterson and
What was Diane’s maiden name? How old was Emily when this incident took place? What was Scott’s job? Why did the family go hiking on Saturday? What is the temperature of the water at Bagby Hot Springs? In which state did this story take place? List five things Mock took with him on his excursion. Why [...]
“I Have to Save My Baby!”
Posted on November 9th, 2007 at 1:30 pm by svpeterson and
Who is the author of this article? In what state did this story take place? How old was Kyla at the time of this story? What kind of dog was Cruiser? How did Cindy get paralyzed? How did Cindy know something was wrong, even though she was in the garage? What did Cruiser do to [...]
Carjacked
Posted on November 9th, 2007 at 10:32 am by svpeterson and
Read “Carjacked” at http://www.rd.com/content/carjacked-/. In a Word document, answer the following questions. Be sure to use complete sentences. Paste your answers as a comment under this post. To identify yourself, include only the first two initials of your first name and your last name. (Example: Mickey Mouse would be MiMo.) Who is the author of [...]
