The Last Egret, Chapter 17

Why does Guy say he "doesn't want to be in the water come evening."

• There are snowy egrets.

• There are alligators in the water.

• There are mermaids in the water.

• There are barracudas in the water.

How did Lillie know someone had been there? What did she point at?

• They saw a stream of water.

• There was a candy wrapper.

• Their was a trail.

• They saw a snowy egret.

What did Louis find on pg. 142?

• John Samuelson

• A snowy egret

• A shotgun

• An arrowhead

What was different about the fire pit Lillie found?

• It had fresh ashes in it.

• There was a dead snowy egret.

• The fire was still lit.

• There were arrowheads in it.

Why couldn't the crew make it back to the Falcon on pg. 143?

• They were scared to go back to the Falcon.

• They were too tired to go back.

• They couldn't find the Falcon.

• It was getting dark.

What type of wood did they try and gather for their fire?

• wet branches

• big, thick branches

• oldest and driest branches

• small, thin sticks

Who found the snowy egret rookery?

• Charlie

• Lillie

• Tiger

• Guy

How does the author describe what the snowy egrets look like?

• white puffs

• dollar bills

• white feathers

• dew sparkles

Why do you think Lillie and Tiger didn't say anything after Charlie says "We'll get 'em tomorrow."

• They are tired.

• They do not want to kill the snowy egrets anymore.

• They are excited to shoot the snowy egrets tomorrow.

• They don't feel well because they are hungry.

"Maybe more," Guy said. "There's enough there to make us all