Storm on Shadow Mountain

A Pathfinder Honors Club Story

Author: Charles Mills

Copyright: ©2003 by Pacific Press®

Readability Level 7.5

Word count 26,495

128 pages

1. The three most important things for survival are ______.

a. a cell phone, matches, and a sleeping bag
b. a large knife, tin can, and a wool blanket
c. a map, a compass, and a flashlight
d. winter clothes, mountain tent, and directions

2. Navy SEALS stands for ______.

a. safe, early, and loyal / b. sea, air, and land
c. silent, efficient, and lethal / d. smart, educated, and loquacious

3. The children were found when they ______.

a. accidentally set the cabin on fire / b. used the cell phone
c. wrote SOS in the snow / d. none of these

4. The kids probably would have been safer if they had stayed ______.

a. out of the water / b. together all the time
c. with their group leader / d. all of these

5. The battery was dead because ______.

a. it had been dropped / b. it had been used just for fun
c. it was of cheap, low-quality manufacture / d. of the cold weather

6. Cordage is another word for ______.

a. rope / b. firewood / c. walking around a waterfall / d. none of these

7. Rules of winter camping: Stay dry. Find shelter. Get ______.

a. edible plants / b. heat / c. pure drinking water / d. all of these

8. Alicia fell ______.

a. down the mountain / b. from a tree
c. into a frozen pond / d. into a crevasse

9. Alex didn't want any milk because ______.

a. it was white / b. it was frozen
c. milk was all they had had to eat / d. he was lactose intolerant

10. The first rule of survival is ______.

a. keeping warm / b. keeping yourself safe
c. letting someone know where you are / d. staying in one place

Answers: 1-b 2-b 3-a 4-d 5-d 6-a 7-d 8-c 9-a 10-b