Zoo by Edward Hoch + Summary

Which sentence uses a form of the word embrace in the same way it is used in paragraph 9?

Which event is a part of the falling action?

Which thing did the professor do to ensure big crowds at the zoo?

Imagine that the author is considering adding this sentence to the end of paragraph 7.

"They feel sad that they would have to wait for next year when Professor Hugo would land the Zoo and they could observe more strange creatures."

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

The word "embrace" comes from the Latin prefix in-, meaning “in,” and root bracchium, meaning “arm.” Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word embrace as it is used in paragraph 9?

Read a student’s summary of the story:

"Professor Hugo brought his Interplanetary Zoo to Chicago. People were excited and lined up early to see the spectacular show of creatures from other planets. The professor collected a dollar from each person. Two months later, the ship arrived at Kaan, and the horse-spiders exit the ship. They were amazed by the Earth people and thought the money they gave the professor was worth it."

Which correction should the student make?

Which TWO events happen after the conflict has been resolved?

Which two things does Professor Hugo do to ensure big crowds at his zoo?

Which phrase best describes Professor Hugo?

Which TWO details about Professor Hugo’s actions best support the idea that Professor Hugo is a smart businessman?

What is the conflict in ZOO?

Which two things did Professor Hugo do to ensure big crowds at his zoo?

What is the setting of "Zoo"?

She babbled a greeting in the strange tongue and hurried to embrace them.

What is the meaning of the word "embrace"?

All the crowds slowly filed by, at once horrified and fascinated.

What is the meaning of "filed"?

Summaries help me...

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. The Summary of this passage is:

Read the following passage and then answer the question.

As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Jessica ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Jessica's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Jessica liked to take naps with the quilt wrapped around her. She loved the way it felt so soft and warm against her skin. Whenever she was visiting grandma, just looking at the quilt made Jessica happy.

Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.The Summary of this passage is:

Sally had a birthday party at her house. She invited lots of friends. They all brought her a present to open. She was excited to share cupcakes with her friends. She thanked everyone for coming before they went home. What is the best summary for this paragraph?