Basic Questions
DDT & Pesticides
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Random (ELA)
100

How old was Frightful when she met Sam?

About 2 weeks old

100

What's DDT?

A chemical used to combat malaria

100

How does Frightful make herself waterproof?

Using her oil glands to produce a waterproof skin

100

Why is Frightful now considered a winter bird in chapter 6?

She didn't migrate when she was supposed to and has to stay for the winter.

100

Who is Chup?

Chup is Frightful's mate and hunting companion.

200

Why did the men take Frightful away from Sam?

Sam didn't have a permit and was too young to get a permit.

200

What is the debate about DDT? (refer to yesterdays text)

They argue that DDT is the best option available for saving lives. But DDT is a touchy subject because it has been banned in the United States and many other countries for decades.

200

Where does she find Mole?

At the woodchuck lodge

200

Why do Spud and Bate want Frightful? (chapter 6)

They want to capture her and sell her for lots of  money.

200

In our version of Frightful Mountain, where is frightful migrating to?

DR

300

How did Frightful escape the jesses?

Alice cut the leather straps (jesses) and let Frightful fly away.

300

According to "The Exterminator", Malaria kills an estimate of how many people a year?

2 Million

300

What was moles other name?

General

300

What saves Frightful from the trap in chapter 6?

Frightful turns away because she didn't really like duck.

300

Why did Frightful attack the fox?

The fox was going after Lady.

400

Why did Alice try to steal the other falcon's eggs?

Alice wanted Sam to feel better from not having Frightful.

400

In fact, the word malaria is

Italian for _______

"bad air"

400

Who took in mole?

Hanni and Hendrick Sandtford

400

Which piece of evidence best supports why Bate and Spud want Frightful? (Go look back in the text)

"Twenty-five and twenty-five makes fifty thousand."

400

Q. Frightful went looking for Mole to hunt with him. What confused her?

A. The fall landscape had changed the land and it all looked different.

B. Mole was staying with Sam.

C. Mole chased her away.

D. A new house was being built over Mole's culvert.

A. The fall landscape had changed the land and it all looked different.

500

Who were the eyases?

Lady, Duchess, and Drum. Chup and Frightful are their "parents".

500

What was the one nation that continued to use DDT after the United States banned the chemical?

South Africa

500

Why did more leave the farm?

The farm got sold and he went on an adventure

500

Throughout this book so far the best example of interdependence is ...

Mole and Frightful

500

Q. When Frightful found Duchess what had happened to her?


A. She was captured by people who were going to sell her illegally.

B. She had been injured and was being rehabilitated.

C. Sam had captured her and was raising her to replace Frightful.

D. She was back at the nest with Lady and Drum.

A. She was captured by people who were going to sell her illegally.