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Chapter 18: The Air Ducts
Questions:
1. How did the rats find their way back when exploring the air ducts?
2. What happened to six of the mice in the air duct?
3. Why did the rats not try to escape the first night they got out of their cages?
4. What difficulties did the rats face in planning their escape?
5. Do you think it was a good choice for the rats and mice to try and escape? Why or why not?
6. What do you think would have eventually happened to the rats if they had not escaped?
Vocabulary
word | definition | sentence |
shaft (N) /ʃɑːft/ | a long, vertical hole that people or things can move through, either inside a building or in the ground | The building had central air conditioning; what we had to do was find the main air shaft and explore it. |
spool (N) /spuːl/ | a tube-shaped object with top and bottom edges that stick out and around which a length of thread is wrapped in order to store it | What we did, after some more discussion, was to find some equipment: first, a large spool of thread in one of the cabinets where some of us had seen Julie place it one day |
gale (N) /ɡeɪl/ | a very strong wind | the rush of air slowed from a gale to a breeze |
