Leiningen Versus the Ants' Review

What is the main setting of the story "Leiningen Versus the Ants"?

• A coffee plantation in Brazil

• A sugar plantation in Venezuela

• A rubber plantation in Colombia

• A cocoa plantation in Ecuador

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• The District Commissioner

• The plantation workers

• Leiningen

• The ants

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is Leiningen's primary character trait?

• Cowardice

• Intelligence

• Laziness

• Impulsiveness

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What natural disaster threatens Leiningen's plantation?

• A flood

• A drought

• A wildfire

• An ant invasion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How does Leiningen initially plan to protect his plantation?

• By using pesticides

• By evacuating everyone

• By creating a water-filled moat

• By burning the surrounding forest

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What is the approximate size of Leiningen's plantation?

• 10 square miles

• 20 square miles

• 40 square miles

• 80 square miles

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How do the ants first try to cross Leiningen's moat? (Day 2)

• By building a bridge of leaves

• By swimming across

• By using their bodies as rafts

• By finding a narrow point to jump across

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does Leiningen use to create a barrier of fire?

• Gasoline

• Kerosene

• Petrol

• Diesel

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why does Leiningen's fire barrier ultimately fail?

• The ants extinguish it with water

• The wind blows it out

• It burns out too quickly and the petrol does not flow again.

• The ants sacrifice themselves to create a bridge

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the final defense Leiningen employs against the ants?

• A chemical spray

• An electric fence

• A flood of water from the weir

• A team of anteaters

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4