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The Great Rat Hunt
Questions on the Great Rat Hunt (conflict and squencing)
| How did Yep's father learn to hunt? | Some of his friends in Chinatown taught him |
| What happened when Yep's father first came to America? | Yep's father was beaten up by the white kids and the Chinese Americans. He was viewed as an unwelcome outsider. |
| What does Yep's father do to prove that he belongs in America? Is he successful? | He learns how to play American sports. Yes, he is successful because he says he made the boys his friends, and he's proud of his athletic accomplishments. |
| What action is taking place as the same time the father is talking about his past? | Yep's father is loading the gun as the same time that he's talking. |
| How does Yep thinks his father sees him? | Yep thinks his father is impatient with him because he doesn't catch on quickly. |
| What is the external conflict the Yep family is facing? | The external conflict is trying to get rid of a rat living in their store? |
| Why does Yep feel "un-American" and as if Eddy were Father's only true son? | Yep recognizes that his father sees playing sports as a way to fit into American culture. Also, he thinks that because his father and brother share athletic ability, they have a closer relationship. |
| Describe Father's first two attempts to catch the mouse. | He sets mouse traps and puts out poison pellets. |
| Why is Yep town between staying with his mother and going to help his father? | He feels proud that he is helping his father and braver than his brother, but he yearns for the safety of staying with his mother. |
| How does Yep's asthma affect his relationship with his father and brother? | He can't play sports with them. Yep's father and brother play sports. Since he can't play sports, he feel there's an obstacle with his brother and father. |
| What does his father bring back with him? | He brings back a gun. |