Question

An enormous alligator rounded the curve of the lakeshore and was bearing down on my Labrador. The Cold, brownish-yellow eyes, gliding just above the opaque water of Otter Lake, were fixed on Megan, my companion, my friend for three years.

As the beast sped into the shallows, I could see the ugly White spikes of teeth protruding from its crooked jaws. Megan, bewildered, was almost out of the water, swimming towards me, unaware of the danger. Then the black, plated reptile put on a horrible burst of speed. Suddenly it seemed to lunge upwards, its webbed front claws spread menacingly apart.

Then the alligator struck, clamping its jaws on my pet. It twisted and rolled, dragging Megan down into the mud and weeds. Otter Lake had always been a retreat for me and my family but now the dark water exploded as the alligator slapped its tail. I saw the webbed rear feet and then the narrow undulating tail. I could not see my dog; I would never see her again.
I was glad to be alive and I shuddered when I thought that in the spot where Megan was attacked, my wife and I had taken our 10-month-old baby swimming.

For 20 years, I had been involved in environmental causes, trying to save little blue herons, turtles, and alligators from man's technology. I knew the importance to the ecosystem of these beasts, the last of the dinosaurs. In fact, without them, the swamp would be a poorer place. But now, in the aftermath of Megan's death, I found myself torn.

It was three weeks before I returned to Otter Lake. My wife and launched our canoe, I wanted to see that alligator again, to begin healing the mental wound it had inflicted, to restore it in my mind to its proper place as a Flesh-and-blood animal.

There was a splash, a swirl of water, and an alligator surged ahead, away from our canoe. For a moment the hatred and fear returned - I wanted nothing more than revenge, but the lake was in a wildlife refuge. I had been in the wrong, swimming there - this was his home.
The alligator looked at us boldly. It was just a matter of time and he would be destroyed as a nuisance to people. Yet even though he had killed the dog I loved - it would be a tragedy.
1. Who is Megan? (2)

2. Which is the statement that best describes the attack: (1)

a) Megan swam towards the alligator, then saw it but could not get away in time.

b) Megan swam away from the alligator and was attacked before she saw it

c) Megan swam towards the alligator and was attacked before she saw it.

d) Megan swam away from the alligator, then saw it but could not get away in time.

3. Had the author been to Otter Lake before the attack? What evidence tells you this answer?[3+2]

4. Why did the author go back to Otter Lake? [2]

5. The author has conflicting feelings about alligators. Describe these feelings. What words or phrases tell us this? (8)

6. Describe the lake where this story is set, giving as much detail as possible. (4)

Answer 1

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