Study Guide for "Rattlesnake Hunt"

How does the herpetologist help the author feel more comfortable with rattlesnakes?

• Tells her to be careful
• Gives her scientific facts to help her understand them
• Brings a friend and builds a campfire
• Promises to put them in his backseat

What does the herpetologist use to catch rattlesnakes?

• a metal hook attached to a long steel rod
• a long, thick forked stick
• a mesh net
• an L-shaped prong attached to a long stick

Which resource would you use to locate FACTS about land and hunting ground?

• dictionary
• thesaurus
• an almanac
• an atlas

Dispassionate detachment most likely means...

• something is necessary
• an attitude
• amusement

When  the author says she felt an upsurgence of spirit she meant she felt

• triumph
• amusement
• fear

Which resource would help you understand that the snake takes on the temperature of its surroundings...

• an atlas
• a dictionary
• an almanac
• an encyclopedia

I took notes on a mass of data that he had accumulated in years of herpetological research is an example of 

• accumulated language
• technical language
• mechanical language
• formal language

My courage was not adequate to inquire whether they were thrown in loose and might be expected to appear between our feet is an example of

• accumulated research
• technical language
• formal language
• mechanical language

By the end of the story, Rawlings has become more comfortable with snakes.

• True
• False

What is the main point of "Rattlesnake Hunt"?

• Rattlesnakes are interesting
• Overcoming one's fears isn't worthwhile
• Overcoming one's fears is thrilling