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| Leiningen Versus The Ants 1. What threat do the ants pose to Leinengen? 2. At what point in the story does it first seem that Leinengen has snatched victory “from the very jaws of defeat”/?How do the ants recover? 3. Hoe does Leinengen finally defeat the ants? Interpret 4. Why do you think Leinegen is so determined to stay and fight the ants? 5. What qualities do you think make Leinengen well equipped to fight the ants? What qualities might make him dangerous to others? 6. What behavior of the ants makes them appear to be intelligent? 7. After Leinengen stumbles and falls on the way back from the river, is it his intellect that forces him to get up or his natural instincts? Evaluate 8. By staying to fight the ants, Leinengen risks others’ lives as well as his own. Do you think he was justified? Literary Focus Conflict 9. What are the two opposing forces in the external conflict? 10. What is Leinengen’s internal conflict? 11. Which characters besides Leinengen experience an internal conflict? |
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