Man and Girl and Beast

Based on the text, what are hyenas like?

• mean and as tall as a grown person

• fast and very active

• scared and shy of people

• silly and playful

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Where does the story take place?

• Nigeria

• India

• The United States of America

• Hollywood

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Read these sentences from the text.

Steel chains with links as big as my fist kept [the hyenas] from roaming off. Their claws had been removed.

Based on this evidence from the text, what conclusion can be made?

• The hyenas would get lost without steel chains to keep them safe.

• The owners of the hyenas sold the hyenas’ claws for money.

• The owners of the hyenas thought that hyenas were dangerous.

• The hyenas were too sick to perform for the crowds.

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What view of hyenas does the narrator challenge?

• Hyenas are great attractions for tourists.

• Hyenas add lots of excitement to movies.

• Hyenas are dopey, silly animals.

• Hyenas cannot survive in the wild

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The narrator forms an opinion of hyenas during an adventurous business trip to Nigeria.

• The narrator’s favorite part of a business trip was talking to the people and eating their food.

• The narrator decides to make a movie with hyenas like The Lion King in India.

• The narrator travels with a group of people that owns hyenas, and enjoys their entertaining magic shows

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Read these sentences from the text.

Let me tell you something: a hyena is not silly. It is not a dopey creature. . . . When a real hyena stands on its hind legs, it's as tall as a grown person, and it is solid muscle. When a hyena opens its mouth, its teeth are as long as your fingers.

Why might the narrator have included these details about a hyena's looks and behavior?

• to suggest that hyenas actually make great pets

• to suggest that hyenas can eat a lot of food

• to suggest that hyenas mostly eat grown people

• to suggest that hyenas should be taken seriously

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