Leiningen Versus the Ants' Review

What is the main setting of the story "Leiningen Versus the Ants"?

• A coffee plantation in Brazil

• A sugar plantation in Venezuela

• A rubber plantation in Colombia

• A cocoa plantation in Ecuador

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• The District Commissioner

• The plantation workers

• Leiningen

• The ants

What is Leiningen's primary character trait?

• Cowardice

• Intelligence

• Laziness

• Impulsiveness

What natural disaster threatens Leiningen's plantation?

• A flood

• A drought

• A wildfire

• An ant invasion

How does Leiningen initially plan to protect his plantation?

• By using pesticides

• By evacuating everyone

• By creating a water-filled moat

• By burning the surrounding forest

What is the approximate size of Leiningen's plantation?

• 10 square miles

• 20 square miles

• 40 square miles

• 80 square miles

How do the ants first try to cross Leiningen's moat? (Day 2)

• By building a bridge of leaves

• By swimming across

• By using their bodies as rafts

• By finding a narrow point to jump across

What does Leiningen use to create a barrier of fire?

• Gasoline

• Kerosene

• Petrol

• Diesel

Why does Leiningen's fire barrier ultimately fail?

• The ants extinguish it with water

• The wind blows it out

• It burns out too quickly and the petrol does not flow again.

• The ants sacrifice themselves to create a bridge

What is the final defense Leiningen employs against the ants?

• A chemical spray

• An electric fence

• A flood of water from the weir

• A team of anteaters