Turtle Watchers

Why were the "hungry" watchers waiting for darkness to come?

• so they could go to sleep

• to cook their food

• so they could steal the turtle's eggs

• so they could steal the turtles's food

What type of poem is Turtle Watchers?

• lyrical

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Who is the speaker in the first period of the poem "Turtle Watchers"?

• an old man

• a swimmer

• a scuba diver

• an old woman

Read these lines from "Turtle Watchers."

Years later, swimming in murky waters

a sea turtle swam beside me

both of us watching as if clasped together

Which theme do these lines help the poet express?

• all humans grow old

• humans are harming the earth

• sea turtles are grateful to humans

• human and animals are connected

In "Turtle Watchers," which theme does the line "a sea turtle swam beside me both of us watching as if clasped together" express?

• All humans grow old.

• Humans are harming the earth.

• Sea turtles are grateful for humans.

• Humans and animals are connected.

What type of turtles were coming in to lay their eggs.

• dumb turtles

• snapping turtles

• loggerhead turtles

In "Turtle Watchers," why are the sea turtles coming ashore?

• to breathe air

• to lay their eggs

• to find a new home

• to pray to old mother

Why does old mother "bow down" to the turtles coming in from the sea?

• to track them

• to honor them

• to see them

• to help them

Who are our ancestors?

• the kids in our family

• the forefingers in our family

• our forefathers or elders

• ourselves

Who were the "hungry watchers" in this poem

• the tourists

• the seagulls

• the turtles