Twenty Questions

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Twenty Questions

• Why Monkeys Live in Trees by Julius Lester
• The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from the Trees
  by Susan E. Quinlan

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Twenty Questions
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1. Why do the animals have a contest?

• To see who can eat an entire pile of black dust
  in one day.

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2. Why does the contest prove to be more
difficult than the animals thought?

• It proves more difficult because the mound of
  dust is actually a mound of black pepper.

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3. What does the monkey say he has to do
between bites of pepper?

• He says he needs to lie down in the grass to rest
  between bites.

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What does Leopard see in the tall grass?

• Leopard sees hundreds of monkeys who all look
  alike in the grass.

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Why is the monkey able to eat all the pepper?

• Many monkeys pretend to be one monkey after each
  mouthful they change places in the grass and go
  back to take a new mouthful.

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What two facts of nature does this tale pretend
to explain?

• Why chickens dont have ears and why monkeys live
  in trees.

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Why do scientists think it is strange to see
monkeys falling from trees in the rain forest?

• Monkeys are skilled tree climbers.

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What mystery do the scientists try to solve?

• The mystery of why howling monkeys were suddenly
  falling from trees for no apparent reason.

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Why does Glander suspect the monkeys have been
poisoned?

• After ruling out diseases, parasites, and
  starvation, he thought they might have been
  poisoned by eating leaves of poisonous plants.

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Why is Glander fascinated that the monkeys eat
madera negra leaves?

• He is perplexed because they are highly poisonous.

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What do the Glanders conclude about why some
monkeys died, but others did not?

• They conclude that monkeys generally sample
  leaves to determine if they are poisonous. At the
  time the monkeys died, however, their food
  choices were limited due to a severe drought. The
  monkeys that died probably ate too many of the
  toxic leaves.

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What makes Glander think that howler monkeys may
provide useful tips to scientists?

• He believes that the monkeys choice of leaves
  might help scientists choose plants worth
  sampling for medicinal use.

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13. What is fiction?

• Writing that tells about imaginary people,
  animals, and events. It contains one or more
  made-up elements. Examples include short stories
  and folk tales.

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14. What is nonfiction?

• Writing that tells about real people, animals,
  places, events, and ideas. Everything in a work
  of nonfiction must be true. Examples include
  biographies and newspaper articles.

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An image of ones self, as seen in a mirror.

• reflection

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16. Cried out in a low, loud voice.

• bellowed

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17. Events occurrences

• incidents

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18. Suddenly, without warning

• abruptly

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19. Serious pain or sadness

• distress

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In a stately manner, like a king or queen

• regally