1. Jeopardy
THE ZOO
Hosted by
Mr. Lavin

2. Key Concepts
Critical Thinking
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3. What’s the definition of wonderment?
Feeling of surprise
or astonishment
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4. How long did the zoo stay in the Chicago area?
6 hours
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5. Horrified and fascinated by these strange creatures/Was
How do the humans on Earth react to people from Kaan?
Horrified and fascinated
by these strange creatures/Was
definitely worth $1
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6. What is the characters name who is in charge of the Zoo?
Professor Hugo
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7. What’s the definition of awe?
Mixed feelings of fear
and wonder
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8. Both groups felt the zoo was worth the money spent.
Why do the inhabitants of Earth and Kaan say that this has been the “very best Zoo”
Both groups felt the zoo
was worth the money spent.
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9. How much do the people of Earth pay to see the interplanetary zoo?
One dollar/$1
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10. Who is the author of “The Zoo”
Edward Hoch
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11. What’s the definition of garments? Use garments in a sentence.
Clothes
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12. She babbles happily and rushes to hug them 3,2
How does the she-creature from Kaan react when her mate and offspring come home?
She babbles happily
and rushes to hug them
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13. What do the horse spiders find strange about the people on Earth?
They wear clothes
and walk on two legs
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14. Was well worth the money
How do Kaan people react to people from Earth?
Enjoyed the Zoo/It
Was well worth the money
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15. Murmured, talked foolishly or too much
What’s the definition of babbled? Use babbled in a sentence.
Murmured, talked foolishly
or too much
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16. In the entire trip, the little horse spider especially enjoyed?
Earth/People on Earth
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17. People wanted to see the Interesting creatures
Why did ten thousand people go to see the zoo in Chicago?
People wanted to see the
Interesting creatures
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18. Spiders contained/To protect Horse Spiders from people
What purpose to the bars on the cage serve?
To keep the Horse
Spiders contained/To protect
Horse Spiders from people
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19. What’s the definition of interplanetary
What’s the definition of interplanetary? Use interplanetary in a sentence.
Between planets
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20. They believe they protect them
How do the horse spiders view the cages that separate them from visitors?
They believe they protect them
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21. If something looks people assume they are wild breeds
What does the label “some wild breed of nightmare” say about how humans view things that look different to them?
If something looks people
assume they are wild breeds
and cannot be similar
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22. People fear those who are different from them and so fail
What is the theme in “The Zoo”
Similar to:
People fear those who are
different from them and so fail
to see how they are similar
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23. Final Jeopardy
How much are you wagering?
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24. Hoch describes different creatures reacting to one another
Hoch describes different creatures reacting to one another. What is he trying to show about people?
They automatically fear those who are different from them.