Problem/Solution

What problem does Duma encounter while hunting for food?

• A 500 pound lioness takes her first catch, a young wildebeest, and Duma is too small to fight her (pg 6 - "But all the commotion has caught. . .").

Find an example of a metaphor or a simile,  explain how you know which one it is, and explain what it means.

• "Duma glides, as smooth as a shadow, through the grass" (pg 4). I know this is a simile because of the usage of the word "as." It means that Duma walked quietly and carefully through the grass, trying not to disturb anything. 

List the order of events in which Duma attempts to catch her pray.

• She quietly walks in the grass, and tells her cubs to wait (pg 3). She listens for the sounds of the wildebeests (pg 4).  She runs full speed toward them. She catches a young calf (pg 5). Then a lioness comes and takes the wildebeest from her, leaving Duma with nothing (pg 6).

When and Where does the story take place?

• The story takes place in the month of May on an open, grassy plain in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park (pg 1). The story begins in the morning and progresses through the day (pg 2). 

Find 2 words that are either in italics, quotations, or parentheses, and explain why you think they are written this way.

• "kopje" (pg 7); This word is in quotations because it is unfamiliar to the reader and needs to be explained. The word is defined through the context as a "rock formation" (pg 7).