Question 1 of 5
The matches slipped from Toughboy's pocket into the slough. A slough is a _____.
Question 2 of 5
The racks for drying the fish were made out of peeled spruce poles. What is the meaning of peeled?
Question 3 of 5
Toughboy always yelled at Sister when he was upset. What is another word for upset?
Question 4 of 5
Daddy had left kindling by the cutting block, and Toughboy gathered it. Kindling is _____.
Question 5 of 5
Toughboy looked at his sister closely to see if she thought she was smart. To do something closely is to do it _____.
Toughboy & Sister
by Kirkpatrick Hill
Quiz: 9566 EN Level: 4.8 MG
Ten-year-old Toughboy and his younger sister are stranded when their drunken father dies at a remote fishing cabin in the Yukon and, as a result, they spend a summer trying to cope with dwindling food supplies and hostile wildlife.