Elephant in the Garden
The local boys taunted Karli. What name did they call him?
Peg Leg
Who is the giant anteater related to?
Sloths and armadillos
The Southern flying squirrel is part of what animal group?
rodents
Which kangaroo has dense brown fur, black ears, and a pale brown or cream tail?
Doria's tree kangaroo
How are humans trying to protect animals that are at risk?
1. Breeding
2. Planning
3. Relocation
4. Health Care
5. Sanctuary
Who is the narrator at the beginning of the story, and where does she live?
The narrator is Lizzie, an elderly woman living in a nursing home.
Which animal's tail is flattened from side to side and is used as a rudder to move and steer through water?
Russian desman
What is the sugar glider's diet?
sap of the eucalyptus tree, pollen, nectar, and insects
Which marsupial eats mainly insects, worms, small mammals, honey, and fruit?
Northern quoll
What causes animals to live in urban environments?
Animals can be attracted by the availability of food in urban garbage and the fact that cities provide plenty of hiding places for animals.
What surprising event causes the narrator to start telling her story?
She begins telling her story after the staff and visitors are shocked by the behavior of another elderly resident.
Which insectivore has a venomous bite?
Eurasian water shrew
What is the piece of skin that a glider uses to float through the air called?
Patagium
What are the 5 monotremes?
one platypus and four echidnas
What creates its nest in holes in saguaro cacti or mesquite trees found in their desert habitat
Gila Woodpecker
What does the narrator’s mother do for a living?
Lizzie’s mother works at the Dresden Zoo as a keeper.
Who has large upright ears, a pig like snout, comes out at night, and burrows head first?
Aardvark
Where do the sugar gliders live?
Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia
What is the largest marsupial?
The Red kangaroo
Name the four layers of the rainforest.
Emergent, Canopy, Understory, forest floor
List the nightly rituals that Mutti had the family do during the war.
She would read Papi’s most recent letter out loud every evening before
bedtime.
2. They would have a “family moment” holding hands around the kitchen table
and closing their eyes to think of Papi.
3. She would put the letter up on the mantelpiece with the others behind a
photo of Papi in his uniform.
4. Karli and Lizzie would say goodnight to Papi’s photo.
Which insectivores eat ants and termites?
Aardvarks and anteaters
The sugar glider is part of what animal group?
Possums
Which 2 marsupials can be found in Eastern Australia?
Koala and Eastern gray kangaroo
What do dung beetles and scarlet reef hermit crabs have in common?
They consume unusual food stuff that helps clean up the environment.