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Comprehension 

Read the following items carefully and fill in the correct answer.  

 Why did so many people rush to San Francisco in 1849? 

The two dogs were compared to which breed?   

Why did people want to feed the stray dogs? 

How did Bummer help save Lazarus’s life? 

What made Bummer so famous? 

 

 

Comprehension:   

How did Bummer save Lazarus? 

 

How is Bummer different from Lazarus different? 

 

Describe an example of the dogs' adventures misbehaving? 

 

How did Bummer and Lazarus help the San Francisco community? 

 

Vocabulary: 

It is common to have pencils in school. 

 

Mom carefully pulled on the reins.  

 

It will take a few weeks for that to heal. 

 

Use one of the following words in a sentence. * You cannot use the definition as the sentence*    

Heal    or       Spread 

 

 

Sequencing: Put these events in order. Use numbers 1-4. 

 

____  People demanded Bummer to be set free. 

____ The people of San Francisco loved Bummer and Lazarus 

____ The dogs stopped fearing the dog catcher. 

____ Lazarus went to the dog pound. 

 

Use some juicy/order/transition words to make the above sentences into a paragraph in the correct sequence. 

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