Which statements about this passage are true? Check all that apply.
Read the passage from part 2 of "For the Win.”Jake had no idea how far they needed to travel. He couldn’t get his bearings, and now it was hard to see the markers. All he could think to say was, "Home, Sasha.” He hoped that she understood how desperately he needed her to find her way back to the safety of the checkpoint cabin. Jake felt the sled pick up speed just as the blizzard closed in.He held on tightly as ice stung his face and the wind whipped away his dog commands. He had no idea how much time passed as they raced through the swirling white snow. It could have been minutes or hours, but it felt like days.
Read the passage from part 2 of "For the Win.”Jake loaded the dog onto his sled. "You get to be a rider, not a runner this time, girl,” he said. He could drop her off at the next checkpoint and then get on with his race. Clearly, he was well ahead of Dean and bound to beat him now. Then Jake shook his head. Thinking about Dean gave him an awful sinking feeling. "Should I press on or turn back?” he wondered.At last Jake climbed back onto his sled and shouted, "Come haw!” At first his lead dog, Sasha, looked confused, but then she led the team in a wide circle to the left, and they headed back down the same trail they had cut just a few hours before. Jake searched left and right for any sign of Dean, but he saw only white on white.
Read the passage from part 2 of "For the Win.”Jake had no idea how far they needed to travel. He couldn’t get his bearings, and now it was hard to see the markers. All he could think to say was, "Home, Sasha.” He hoped that she understood how desperately he needed her to find her way back to the safety of the checkpoint cabin. Jake felt the sled pick up speed just as the blizzard closed in.He held on tightly as ice stung his face and the wind whipped away his dog commands. He had no idea how much time passed as they raced through the swirling white snow. It could have been minutes or hours, but it felt like days.
Which detail from the beginning of part 1 of "For the Win” most supports the prediction that Dean will not properly care for his dogs during the race?
Read the passage from part 1 of "For the Win.”Clearly, he was well ahead of Dean and bound to beat him now. Then Jake shook his head. Thinking about Dean gave him an awful sinking feeling. "Should I press on or turn back?” he wondered.
Which detail from part 2 of "For the Win” should the reader use to check the prediction that Jake will look for Dean?
The character vs. character conflict between Jake and Dean in part 1 of "For the Win” most supports the prediction that
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Which detail from part 2 of "For the Win” should the reader use to check the prediction that both Jake and Dean make it safely through the storm?
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