1. Why Was Ruth Rose S Grandmother in New Orleans? (P1)

A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone Chapter 1

1. Why was Ruth Rose’s grandmother in New Orleans? (p1) a. Because she was visiting a friend. b. Because she wanted to buy a hotel. c. Because she was taking a painting course.

2. Where was Jack taking the children? (p2) a. to an island b. on a hike in the woods c. swimming

3. What were Jack and his wife expecting? (p6) a. a baby b. a vacation c. a party

4. How did Jack and the children get to the ‘Old Forest Trail’? (p7) a. by Jack’s van b. by airplane c. by bicycles

5. What were the three words on the tree trunk? (p8) a. Danger! Zombie Zone b. Now on Sale! c. Old Forest Trail Chapter 2

1. What did some villagers think they saw? (p10) a. a zombie b. a shooting star c. a ghost

2. What was strange about the village? (p11) a. It was crowed. b. The huts were gone. c. No one was there.

3. Who did the children meet in the village? (p13) a. Myrna b. Jack’s wife c. Ruth Rose’s grandmother

4. Where were all the villagers? (p14) a. on vacation b. in the cemetery c. in the backyard

5. Why were the people in the cemetery crying and shouting? (p15) a. A tree died. b. Someone died. c. Two graves were robbed. A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone

Chapter 3

1. What would Jack love to buy? (p18) a. a piece of land to build a house b. a new van c. a milkshake

2. What did Jack ask the children to do that night? (p18) a. meet his wife b. play Bingo c. go camping

3. Who did the children have lunch with? (p20-21) a. Myrna b. Ruth Rose’s grandmother c. Jack

4. According to Ruth Rose’s grandmother, why did a famous painter rob bodies? (p21-22) a. Because he was a zombie. b. Because he wanted his paintings to look as real as possible. c. Because he wanted to be rich.

5. What did Dink notice at lunch? (p23) a. Josh ate too much food. b. A man was glancing at them. c. The waiter was a zombie.

Chapter 4

1. Where would Jack sleep? (p24) a. in the tent b. in his van c. in a hammock

2. What did the children eat by the fire? (p29) a. hamburgers b. sandwiches c. hotdogs

3. Why did Dink wake Ruth Rose and Josh up? (p30) a. Because he had a bad dream. b. Because he saw a light in the woods. c. Because he was hungry.

4. Where was the light coming from? (p32) a. the bay b. the cemetery c. the village

5. Why did the children drop to the ground? (p33) a. Because they heard a zombie talking. b. Because they felt sick. c. Because they saw someone in a grave. A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone

Chapter 5

1. What was on the man’s wrist? (p35) a. a tattoo b. a bracelet c. a watch

2. What was Jack doing when the children got back to the campsite? (p36) a. He was lying in the hammock. b. He was sleeping in the tent. c. He was gone.

3. Who did Dink think the man at the graveyard looked like? (p37) a. Jack b. Myrna c. Ruth Rose’s grandmother

4. Why did the children think the man at the graveyard was not a zombie? (p37) a. Because he was clean and neat. b. Because he was wearing a watch. c. Because he wore fancy shoes.

5. Who did Jack think the man in the grave was? (p38) a. a mailman b. a zombie c. a man from the village Chapter 6

1. Why did Jack want to check in on Myrna? (p42) a. Because she seemed worried. b. Because she seemed angry. c. Because she would give him some tea.

2. Why did the children stay with Myrna? (p44) a. Because Myrna wanted to play with them. b. Because Jack had to take his wife to the hospital. c. Because they were lost.

3. What did Myrna tell the children to do? (p45) a. help her make lunch b. plant some trees c. go out and explore

4. What did the children see when they got to the graveyard? (p47) a. They saw village people having a party. b. They saw village people praying. c. They saw village people digging a grave.

5. What did the children see in the red clay? (p48) a. a footprint b. a watch c. an animal A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone

Chapter 7

1. What did the children follow? (p49) a. clouds b. signs c. footprints

2. What did Josh smell in the forest? (p50) a. garbage b. food c. flowers

3. Why did Ruth Rose put her finger to her lips? (p50) a. Because she heard noises. b. Because she cut her finger. c. Because she was cold.

4. Who was the man in the forest? (p53) a. Brian b. Bradley c. Byron

5. What did the children look at? (p54) a. Byron’s teeth b. Byron’s painting c. Byron’s hut

Chapter 8

1. What did Ruth Rose see on Byron’s shovel? (p57) a. red paint b. red clay c. gold

2. Who was Lucy? (p60) a. Jack’s friend b. Jack’s wife c. Myrna’s daughter

3. Why was Jack at the hospital? (p60) a. Because he was a doctor. b. Because he crashed his van. c. Because his baby would be born.

4. What was the man in the straw hat looking for? (p61) a. a zombie b. the village c. alligators

5. How did Dink recognize the man? (p62) a. He was the man from the restaurant. b. He was the man from the airplane. c. He was the man from the village. A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone

Chapter 9

1. Where did Lucy drop off the children? (p63) a. at the hotel b. at the hospital c. in the cemetery

2. Why did the children look like they had seen a ghost? (p66) a. Ruth Rose’s grandmother scared them. b. They saw a zombie. c. They saw a mouse.

3. What were the children trying to figure out? (p66) a. what to eat for lunch b. who robbed the graves c. what time it was

4. What did the man in the grave look like? (p67) a. He was tall and he had dark hair. b. He was tall and he had light hair. c. He was short and he had dark hair.

5. Who called Ruth Rose’s grandmother? (p68) a. Jack b. Myrna c. Lucy Chapter 10

1. Why did the children and Ruth Rose’s grandmother take a taxi? (p71) a. Because they wanted to see Byron. b. Because they wanted to look for alligators. c. Because they were going to the airport.

2. What was Byron painting? (p76) a. the river b. the village c. the cemetery

3. What did Byron see in the cemetery? (p77) a. two men digging graves b. a party c. an alligator

4. Why was the man at the cemetery the night before? (p77) a. Because he wanted to catch a zombie. b. Because he was looking for his wallet. c. Because he wanted to scare the children.

5. Who was Jay Frisk? (p78) a. a teacher b. a land developer c. a waiter A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone

Chapter 11

1. What were Jack and the children looking at? (p80) a. a mother alligator b. a zombie movie c. a bird nest

2. Why didn’t the mother alligator sit on her eggs? (p80) a. Because she would break them. b. Because the vegetation kept them warm. c. Because she didn’t like them.

3. What did the land developers want to build? (p81) a. an amusement park b. a shopping mall c. high-rise apartments

4. Why did Byron live alone? (p82) a. Because his parents abandoned him. b. Because he was hiding from the police. c. Because he didn’t like people.

5. How do mother alligators protect their babies? (p84) a. They keep them in their mouth. b. They sit on them. c. They put them in the water. A-Z Mysteries The Zombie Zone

Dictation

1. The kids watched Ruth Rose’s grandmother stride away with her paint box under one arm.

2. “I’ve heard rumors that strange things have been happening around the cemetery near the village.”

3. “Great! After I drop you off, I’ll do some grocery shopping,” Jack said.

4. As Jack and the kids set up camp, their shadows grew longer.

5. “It sure wasn’t a zombie wearing a watch and carrying a flashlight,” Ruth Rose said.

6. When they got there, they saw dozens of village people on their knees near the two empty graves.

7. She put a finger to her lips. “Shhh, listen!” she hissed.

8. He had been sitting near them at the hotel restaurant yesterday.

9. “Okay, you’ve mentioned three different men who are tall with light hair,” Ruth Rose’s gram said.

10. “Did you ever see anyone digging in the cemetery?” Dink asked.