Question

lost! by janelle auker
\peanut!\ rosalyn yelled hoarsely for the fiftieth time as panic surged through her veins. how often had gram said,
os, without you and peanut, id be lost\? well, now yappy, pampered little peanut was lost.
\i was so distracted by my texting that i dropped his leash,\ rosalyn groaned. \how can i face gram?\
\peanut!\ rosalyn hollered into the woods. \i have to be careful or ill get lost, too,\ she worried. \i need... a map.\ rosalyn darted back to grams house, returning moments later with a pencil and paper.
10 steps—tree, she scribbled and illustrated. \peanut!\ then, 12 left—bush. \pea—!\
\yip,\ peanut barked as rosalyn finally saw him, his leash tangled in branches and his paws flailing. rosalyn nearly shed tears of joy.
(continued)
explore how to answer this question: \based on her responses to events, what kind of person is rosalyn? support your response with details from the story.\
to answer this question, pay attention to what rosalyns responses to story events say about her.
complete the chart to show how rosalyn responds to events. consider what character trait each response reveals.
what happens
peanut gets lost.
rosalyn worries about getting lost, too.
rosalyn sees peanut.
how rosalyn responds
rosalyn is upset because gram loves peanut.

Explanation:

• When Rosalyn worries about getting lost, she takes action by getting a pencil and paper to create a makeshift map (scribbling "10 steps—tree" etc.). This shows she is resourceful.
• When she sees Peanut, she nearly sheds tears of joy. This shows she is caring (about Peanut and Gram's feelings as Gram loves Peanut).

Answer:

• Rosalyn worries about getting lost, too: She gets a pencil and paper and makes a “map” (scribbles directions like “10 steps—tree”). This shows she is resourceful.
• Rosalyn sees Peanut: She nearly sheds tears of joy. This shows she is caring.