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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow does the herpetologist help the author feel more comfortable with rattlesnakes?Tells her to be carefulGives her scientific facts to help her understand themBrings a friend and builds a campfirePromises to put them in his backseat
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the herpetologist use to catch rattlesnakes?a metal hook attached to a long steel roda long, thick forked sticka mesh netan L-shaped prong attached to a long stick
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich resource would you use to locate FACTS about land and hunting ground?dictionarythesaurusan almanacan atlas
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDispassionate detachment most likely means...something is necessaryan attitudeamusement
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen the author says she felt an upsurgence of spirit she meant she felttriumphamusementfear
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich resource would help you understand that the snake takes on the temperature of its surroundings...an atlasa dictionaryan almanacan encyclopedia
- 7. Multiple ChoiceI took notes on a mass of data that he had accumulated in years of herpetological research is an example ofaccumulated languagetechnical languagemechanical languageformal language
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMy courage was not adequate to inquire whether they were thrown in loose and might be expected to appear between our feet is an example ofaccumulated researchtechnical languageformal languagemechanical language
- 9. Multiple ChoiceBy the end of the story, Rawlings has become more comfortable with snakes.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main point of "Rattlesnake Hunt"?Rattlesnakes are interestingOvercoming one's fears isn't worthwhileOvercoming one's fears is thrilling
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTo be a successful rattlesnake hunter you must be able to infer that which quality is important?knowledge of snakes' habitsa lack of feara good sense of smellphyscial strength
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich word best describes desolate?prettyscarygoing on foreverlonely
- 13. Multiple ChoiceOne quality of an arid environment would be...very windyvery little rainfallcold temperaturesa lot of plantlife
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe author was excited at first.simple subject; simple predicatesimple subject; compound predicatecompound subject; simple predicatecompound subject; compound predicate
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMy mother designed and built the new supermarket in town.compound subjectsimple subjectcompound predicatesimple predicate
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