The Tiger Rising Ch 20 - 25

When Sistine presses Rob into letting the tiger go, why does he resist?

• Rob felt unsure if the tiger would be safe out of the cage.

• Rob felt scared that the tiger would attack someone.

• Rob wanted the tiger as his own pet.

• Rob wanted to keep his job to make more money.

Why does Sistine want to set the tiger free?

• So that the tiger can go hunt its' own food.

• So that the tiger can live with the panthers in the woods, like she read in the library book.

• So that the tiger can go find its' family.

• So that the tiger can be someone else's pet.

Why does Sistine break down crying when Rob won't let the tiger go?

• Sistine was a spoiled girl who gets what she wanted.

• Sistine felt the tiger being caged in, like how she is being caged in, in Lister, Florida, a place she hates.

• Sistine felt that Rob was not listening to her.

• Sistine felt frustrated.

How does Rob comfort Sistine when she breaks down crying?

• Rob would shout at her to stop crying.

• Rob would sing her a song.

• Rob would comfort her by patting her on her back.

• Rob would put his hand on her neck like his mother used to do to him.

What does Willie May compare Sistine's anger to?

• Like a bolt of lightning.

• Lightning that was snapping out of her.

• Like a tiger.

• Like a lightning that was about to strike.

What was the advice that Willie May gave to Sistine?

• Meditate daily.

• Sistine should speak to a counselor and let her feelings out.

• No one was going to rescue her. She had to rescue herself.

• Take a deep breathe and count to three.

When Rob's father found the rotten meat under his bed, what's a word that would describe how his father felt?

• angry

• sad

• puzzled

• concerned

Why did Rob's father stare at the gun and crack his knuckles after finding the meat?

• He wanted Rob to use it on Beauchamp.

• He was thinking about using it on Beauchamp.

• He was thinking about using it to let off some steam.

• He wanted to go out and shoot some birds.

What did Rob carve?

• Willie May's gumball.

• Willie May's big hand.

• Willie May's bird, Cricket.

• Willie May's feet.

When Rob put the wooden carving into Willie May's hand, what was her response?

• She didn't want to open her eyes for fear she would frighten the wooden bird away.

• She knew what it was with her eyes closed.

• It soothed her heart.

• All the above answers are correct.