The Last Tigers

What has Skyler always been afraid of?

• water

• snakes

• the dark

• being alone

When does this story take place?

• about 30 years into the future

• in the distant past

• in the present

• a year from now

What does frantic mean in the sentence "... her father's friend Nina called three times that afternoon, the phone conversations increasingly frantic" ?

• worried

• honest

• long

• quiet

Since they can't use the front gate, how does Skyler get the tigers out of the preserve?

• in a helicopter

• hidden in a truck

• through a drainage pipe

• burrowing under the fence

How does Skyler feel when she sees the Python?

• angry

• daring

• helpless

• scared

Which sentence from the story supports the answer to question 5?

• "Then she sees it, coiled in the light of her cell phone."

• "Her trembling hand grips the sound-beam, thumb on the button."

• "Skyler takes a deep breath, stepping over the Python's limp body."

• "Charlie, Lulu, Snake won't hurt you" she sings.

What are TWO reasons Skyler must save the tigers?

• There will be no Malayan tigers left if they die.

• The preserve cannot exist without tigers.

• Tiger hearts make an important medicine.

• She loves them and doesn't want them hurt.

What do you think the tigers' future lives will be like?

What are the elements of plot?

What makes a complete sentence?

• subject, predicate, and a period

• a run on

• a comma splice

• a fragment