Questions: The following passage is about a character going to a zoo. Select the best evidence to support the statement that the character is from out of town. The zoo was on the edge of a wide desert valley, with a view of cactus-dotted hills above and, in the flats spread out beneath, flocks of small white houses. He went there after a meeting in Scottsdale, to fill an empty afternoon. He was restless in his hotel and had seen the zoo in a tourist brochure, with a picture of a wolf. In a series of arid gardens connected by pathways there was a hummingbird enclosure and an aviary, a beaver pond and a pool for otters; there were Mexican parrots squawking, bighorn sheep on artificial cliffs, an ocelot curled up in a rocky crevice and a sleek bobcat pacing restlessly. From Lydia Millet, How the Dead Dream: A Novel. Copyright 2008 by Lydia Millet Submit Work it out Not feeling ready yet? These can help: Show character emotions and traits Identify supporting details in literary te

Transcript text: The following passage is about a character going to a zoo. Select the best evidence to support the statement that the character is from out of town. The zoo was on the edge of a wide desert valley, with a view of cactus-dotted hills above and, in the flats spread out beneath, flocks of small white houses. He went there after a meeting in Scottsdale, to fill an empty afternoon. He was restless in his hotel and had seen the zoo in a tourist brochure, with a picture of a wolf. In a series of arid gardens connected by pathways there was a hummingbird enclosure and an aviary, a beaver pond and a pool for otters; there were Mexican parrots squawking, bighorn sheep on artificial cliffs, an ocelot curled up in a rocky crevice and a sleek bobcat pacing restlessly. From Lydia Millet, How the Dead Dream: A Novel. Copyright 2008 by Lydia Millet Submit Work it out Not feeling ready yet? These can help: Show character emotions and traits Identify supporting details in literary te