Leiningen vs. the Ants p. 53-59

What country did Leiningen live in

• Curacao

• Venezuela

• Brazil

• Paraquay

What was heading for Leiningen's plantation

• bees

• locusts

• German cockroaches

• ants

What was Leiningen's motto?

• The human brain and its intelligence is mighty

• Hard work makes the man

• Live and let live

• The stars direct my fate

What were two defensive measures Leiningen undertook on his plantation?

• He planned to divert the water from the river into the ditch, cut down the branches overhanging the ditch

• emptied and swept the ditch of debris and cut down the trees on the western side

• He stocked up on Raid and bullets

• inspected the inner moat and dug a ditch

On noon at the 2nd day, how was their approach announced?

• riders rode from plantation to plantation to alert the owners

• gun shots

• wild unrest of horses

• stampede of animals

Who came to warn Leiningen of the coming doom?

• A nearby plantation owner

• The District Loan Officer

• Mail man

• the District Commisioner

Leiningen is described as

• nervous and fidgety

• calm, but proactive

• anxious, and uptight

• unconcerned, but unruffled