"Predators" by Linda Hogan

Which of the following creatures in "Predators" is NOT domesticated?

• cats

• dogs

• the speaker

• foxes

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When the speaker in “Predators” says, “In sun the fox / bows to my feline,” what does she mean?

• the foxes take a bow

• the fox does not approach when the cats and dogs are around

• the fox attacks during the day

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In “Predators,” whose “sorry looks” is the speaker watching at the end of the poem?

• the dogs'

• the cats'

• the foxes'

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the “bevy of vixen” doing at the end of “Predators”?

• attacking a dog

• eating a small animal

• playing with a cat

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CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the meaning of the word "wild"?

• to prepare land for farming/gardening

• tamed

• untamed

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What is the meaning of the word "cultivate"?

• to prepare land for farming/gardening

• tamed

• untamed

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the meaning of the word "domesticated"?

• to prepare land for farming/gardening

• tamed

• untamed

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What is a major theme of “Predators”?

• the natural world vs. the civilized world

• cats vs. dogs

• humans vs. animals

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What does the speaker mean when she says “my feline and her good dog friends”?

• the dogs do not harm the cats

• the cats and dogs do not get along

• the cats harm the dogs

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Which animals in the story does the title of the poem “Predators” refer to?

• dogs

• cats

• foxes

• humans

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