Predators

Which of the following is most likely to be wild?

• a pet puppy

• an old coyote

• potted tulips

• rose in a vase

Which of the following people would be most likely to cultivate land? Base your answer on the meaning of cultivate.

• farmer

• inspector

• architect

• real estate agent

What is the most likely meaning of domesticated in the following sentence?

No one knows for certain when cats were first domesticated, but ancient Egyptian paintings can be used to show that humans have had feline companions for more than 3,500 years.

• hunted as food

• tamed as pets

• trained for labor

• traded for resources

What is one major theme of “Predators”?

• the natural world vs. the civilized world

• the unending need for nourishment

• humans' love for their pets

• gardens in springtime

Which lines from “Predators” best supports the natural world vs. the civilized world

• how the garden swells with old / and pungent herb art.

• I hoe / and cultivate. . . .

• . . many tales spun / this tract long before I came.

• The dogs do not understand wild nature. / I also was domesticated.

When the speaker in “Predators” says, “I cannot smell the scent of the cat / who slept on this sweater,” with whom is she most likely comparing herself?

• the sun

• gardeners

• wild animals

• pungent herbs

What does the speaker in “Predators” mean when she refers to “my feline and her good dog friends”?

• Both the dogs and the cat want to be like the wild foxes they see.

• She feels a closer relationship to the cat than to the dogs.

• The cat only pretends to get along with the dogs.

• The dogs are tame and mean the cat no harm.

To whom does the poem’s title—“Predators”—most likely refer?

• dogs

• foxes

• the speaker

• the speaker's cat

. . . I hoe

and cultivate, find my dead aim

in the trust that many tales spun

this tract long before I came

What do these lines reveal about the speaker?

• She is new to gardening.

• She is irritated at having to work.

• She appreciated the history of her land.

• She enjoys telling stories about her home

In general, what is true of the lines in “Predators”?

• Each line represents one complete thought.

• Some lines end one sentence and start another.

• Each pair of lines represents a whole sentence.

• The lines begin with a capital letter and end with a period.