Lab Activity 52: Inferences in Literature

Chapter 11: Inferences
Lab Activity 52: Inferences in Literature

Objective
To use the details to make accurate inferences.

Step 2: Answer the following questions based on the passage you read in your book. Your instructor will tell you whether to write your answers in your book or to submit your answers online for electronic grading. When you are finished, return to Lab Activity 52 in your book to read a poem by Madeleine L'Engle.

1. One was the thought that it would be difficult to replace Ivan: the other was that his quarry had escaped him; of course the American hadn't played the game—so thought the general as he tasted his after-dinner liqueur.

Quarry means

a. a place where rock is excavated.

b. a hole that has been filled with water and is used for swimming.

c. an animal being hunted or pursued.

d. the act of digging marble or other rock.

2. "One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds."

Repast means

a. pardon.

b. meal.

c. entertainment.

d. exercise.

3. Based on your reading, you can infer all of the following about General Zaroff except

a. he is accustomed to fine pleasures.

b. he is a wealthy man.

c. he is a desperate man on the run.

d. he is a man who enjoys a good hunt.

4. How would you describe General Zaroff's reaction when he sees Rainsford in his bedroom?

a. Shock

b. Sadness

c. Cool reserve

d. Anger

5. Which description best illustrates your inference of General Zaroff's home?

a. A small apartment in a crowded city

b. A humble farmhouse in the English countryside

c. A room over a New York delicatessen

d. An expensive home surrounded by water and jungle

6. How will the two men fight?

a. With swords

b. With rifles

c. With bow and arrow

d. With pistols

7. Which man wins the fight?

a. Zaroff

b. Rainsford

8. Write the sentence from the story that supports your answer to Question 7: