Survival and Savagery

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Which character in the text is described as having fair hair?

The bird
The boy
The fair boy (correct)
The owner of the voice

What was the boy carrying in his hand as he made his way towards the lagoon?

A red and yellow vision
A grey shirt
A bird
A school sweater (correct)

What color were the bird's feathers?

Fair
Black
Grey
Red and yellow (correct)

What sound did the bird make when it flew upwards?

A witch-like cry (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did the voice say to the fair boy?

Wait a minute (D) Signup and view all the answers

Match the following descriptions to their corresponding elements from the text:

The boy's current state = His grey shirt stuck to him The boy's automatic gesture = Jerked his stockings The bird's appearance = A vision of red and yellow The voice's struggle = Can’t hardly move with all these creeper things Signup and view all the answers

Match the following actions to their respective outcomes in the text:

Boy lowering himself down = Began to pick his way towards the lagoon Bird's upward flash = Echoed by another cry Voice getting caught up = Multitude of raindrops fell pattering Owner of the voice backing out = Twigs scratched on a grease Signup and view all the answers

Match the following phrases to their corresponding situations in the text:

'Hi. Wait a minute.' = Echo of the bird's witch-like cry 'I got caught up.' = Explanation for the shaking undergrowth and falling raindrops 'I can’t hardly move with all these creeper things.' = Voice's difficulty moving through the jungle 'The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings' = Boy's reaction to the voice Signup and view all the answers

Match the characters with their corresponding actions in the text:

The boy with fair hair = Lowered himself down the last few feet of rock The bird = Flashed upwards with a witch-like cry The voice = Said 'wait a minute,' and 'I got caught up' The owner of the voice = Came backing out of the undergrowth Signup and view all the answers

Match the following elements to their corresponding descriptions in the text:

The boy's condition = His grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead The bird's cry = Witch-like The jungle = A bath of heat The effect of the voice's movement = A multitude of raindrops fell pattering Signup and view all the answers