Music for Tigers 2/29/2024

True or False: Only members of Louisa's family, Mel, and Colin know about the continued existence of Tasmanian tigers.

• True: they have kept it a secret and the Tarkine is so vast it cannot be thoroughly explored

• True: others have experienced sightings, but these are always dismissed as false

• False: Aboriginal elders know

• False: select scientist are also aware

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What theory(ies) is(are) suggested for why Ellie appears when Louisa plays her music?

• The violin mimics the notes of tiger vocalization

• She has good taste in music

• She associates violin music with birdsong

• She was hypnotized

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following is true of extinction?

• it is rare

• it is only human caused

• It is both natural and human caused

• it is a modern issue

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why won't Ruff and Mel fight against the road being built and the eviction?

• They are worried that if news of Ellie go out, it would bring more destruction to the Tarkine.

• They don't feel they have enough manpower

• They don't think it would work

• The aboriginal elders don't want them to protest

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What makes the Tasmanian tiger river crossing spot across from Convict Rock so ideal?

• The water is the right temperature

• There isn't a strong current

• The only way to access it is from the camp so there's less of a chance of an accidental sighting

• The river isn't too wide

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is Jens Anderson?

• a violinist

• a Tarkine activist

• A Danish hiker who was lost in the Tarkine

• a thylacine researcher

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What city is Jens Anderson from?

• Copenhagen

• Munich

• Paris

• Melbourne

Who are the Tarkine/takayna activists thanked at the end of the book?

• Gail Winskill and Ann Featherstone

• Alex Chernov and Joy Chernov

• Khym Harrison and Isobel Morshead

• Rebecca Bender and John Rowntree

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who proposed the island sanctuary that became Maria Island?

• Professor Ben Eckert

• Professor Donald Fogget

• Professor T.T. Flynn

• Prime Minister Menzies

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How many miles separate Tasmania from Australia?

• 120 miles

• 175 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles