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Rick Bass, Her First Elk

Rick Bass, Her First Elk

Read Her First Elk and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. Why do the two men in cowboy hats look unhappy to see Jyl?

The elk was their pet.

They think hunting is cruel.

They want to take the elk for themselves.

They suspect she was poaching on their land.

2. What do they think is hilarious about her?

that she only has a pocketknife with her

her shooting ability

her carelessness with her gun

that she couldn’t see their fence

3. Why is the killing and cleaning of the elk so significant to Jyl?

She needs the food to get through the winter.

It reminds her of her dead father.

It will give her material for her book.

It helps her decide to live with Bruce and Ralph.

4. Why do the three characters drag the elk carcass back to the spot where it died?

so they’ll remember where to look when they come back to bury it

to hide it from the park rangers

to honor the animal’s place in nature

so the rest of the herd won’t see it

5. How does the day end for Jyl?

She has to leave the elk in the forest because she can’t clean it all.

She goes to visit her father’s grave.

Ralph and Bruce turn her in for poaching.

Ralph and Bruce let her sleep on their couch for the night.