Rattlesnake Hunt

What feeling does the word choice in this passage from "Rattlesnake Hunt" convey?

Ross Allen, a young Florida herpetologist, invited me to join him on a hunt in the upper Everglades.

• casual

• informal

• technical

• humorous

What feeling does the word choice in this passage from "Rattlesnake Hunt" convey?

The scientific and dispassionate detachment of the material and the man made a desirable approach to rattlesnake territory.

• formal

• informal

• technical

• humorous

In "Rattlesnake Hunt," what is one way in which Ross helps the author with her fear?

• He tells her he will carry the snakes in the back of his car.

• He provides her with a great deal of information about snakes.

• He warns her when she is in danger of being attacked by a snake.

• He builds a cheerful campfire and helps her forget about the snakes.

In which resource would you most likely check the fact that Big Prairie, mentioned in "Rattlesnake Hunt," is "west of the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee"?

• an atlas

• a dictionary

• a biographical dictionary

• an almanac

What does Ross use to catch rattlesnakes in "Rattlesnake Hunt"?

• a hook

• an L-shaped prong

• a net

• a forked stick

In which resource would you most likely check the fact, state in "Rattlesnake Hunt," that snakes take on the temperature of their surroundings?

• an atlas

• an almanac

• an encyclopedia

• a geographical dictionary

According to "Rattlesnake Hunt," why are the snakes sluggish in January?

• It is cool.

• It is hot.

• They are hungry.

• They are hibernating.

When the author of "Rattlesnake Hunt" touches a water snake, what does she realize?

• Snakes are not as frightening as she had thought.

• Snakes are far more frightening than she had thought.

• All reptiles are cold and clammy.

• All reptiles are extremely strange.

What does the author of "Rattlesnake Hunt" do when she finds a snake under the violet she picks?

• She screams and runs.

• She freezes in terror.

• She begins to tremble.

• She steps back slowly.

How has the author of "Rattlesnake Hunt" changed by the end of the essay?

• She fears snakes more than ever.

• She is no longer so afraid of snakes.

• She no longer cares about snakes.

• She admires snakes but fears them.