1. What is the symbol of the lizards, turtles and snakes? Why didn't the kids chase bunnies or cats instead?
2. What is the significance of the kids running after
reptiles at night instead of in the day?
3. Why does the younger brother listen to his older brother?
What does this tell us about their relationship?
4. "Some animals
sleep in the daytime and go out at night to eat. If we hurry we can catch them
before they go back in the ground." What is the author trying to convey in
this line?
5. What is the symbol of the fog?
6. "She looks ten feet tall and 900 years old"
What literacy device is the author using?
7."Like the Indians" what does this mean?
8. Why do the kids catch the animals with bare hands? What
does this say about their personality?
9. What is the significance of the last sentence in the
story? "We have everything we need. The wilderness is unfolding in front
of us."
10. Why did the author choose the setting to be a backyard
instead of a forest or the wilderness?
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