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6/9 The Last Tigers

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Question 1

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Suddenly, Skyler hears footsteps on the path. The tigers hear them too. Her father rushes into the clearing, alarmed. “The people from the Better Drug Agency came early—their trucks are at the front gate!”
Plot 5. How does this moment change the action of the story?

Question 2

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They follow her down the dark path. An armadillo waddles into the bushes. A wild boar browses nearby. Ahead, almost hidden by vines, Skyler sees the dim outline of the drainage pipe. Her father struggles to remove the rusty grate.
Details 6. Why do you think the author includes these details?

Question 3

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“Charlie, Lulu, do what I do,” she sings softly.
The pipe is a gaping black hole. She can’t seem to breathe.
Charlie and Lulu come to her. Skyler feels the warmth radiating from their bodies, the rippling of their skin.
She steps into the blackness.
Character’s Conflict 7. What conflict is Skyler feeling within herself at this moment?

Question 4

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Behind her, she feels Lulu’s hot breath. She hears small
crackles, distant rustlings.
Her neck prickles with fear.
Skyler begins to sing, her voice echoing: “Lulu, Charlie, don’t leave me.”
Author’s Craft 8. How does the author build suspense throughout this scene?

Question 5

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Suddenly, Charlie stops, tail twitching. Skyler edges around him, peering into the blackness.
Then she sees it, coiled in the light of her cell phone. Its patterned skin glistens.
A python!
Plot 9. How does this make Skyler’s problem more complicated?