THE KING OF MAZY MAY

Review and Assess

CONFLICT BETWEEN CHARACTERS What Walt Wants What Strangers

Want

WALT’S FATHER LEAVES WALT TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF. THIS SHOWS THAT THE FATHER. . .

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1. Is desperate to find gold

2. Knows the other prospectors will take care of Walt

3. Wants to test Walt’s courage

4. Has confidence in Walt.

THE CLAIM JUMPERS CHASE WALT BECAUSE THEY

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0% 1. Are angry that he has been spying on them.

2. Want to find out what he knows3. Wants to make sure he does not get

to Dawson before they do.4. Want their dogs and sled back

HOW DOES CONFLICT DRIVE THE STORY AND SUSTAIN INTEREST?

USING THREE EXAMPLES FROM THE STORY, EXPLAIN HOW LONDON KEEPS THE READERS GUESSING ABOUT THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT.

WHICH ADJECTIVE DOES NOT DESCRIBE WALT?

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1. Honest2. Brave3. Hot-tempered4. Quick-witted

WALT HAS NEVER SEEN A TRAIN OR ELEVATOR IN HIS LIFE BECAUSE

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2. He prefers to stay away from cities3. He does not want to have anything

to do with machines4. He lives in an area where these

things have not yet come into use

SIGNAL WORDS But- signals contrast Next- signals the following step in a

process So- signals a result Because and On Account Of- indicate

cause

WALT DOES NOT LIKE CLAIM JUMPERS BECAUSE THEY

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1. Think about nothing but getting rich

2. Steal what others have worked hard to get

3. Have bad tempers

4. Mistreat their dogs

LIVING IN THE YUKON HAS MADE WALT MORE __________ THAN MOST BOYS HIS AGE.

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THE FACT THAT WALT LEFT THE DYING LEAD DOG BEHIND SHOWS THAT HE

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1. Was insensitive to suffering

2. Used good judgment

3. Loved animals 4. Acted selfishly

IN WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIGNAL WORD INCORRECT?

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0% 1. Walt Masters is not a very large boy, because there is manliness in his make-up.

2. On account of the poor lead dog, the sled kept going off the trail.

3. No snow had fallen for weeks, so the trail was hard and icy.