Carefully read "Poison" on page 77 of your Literature Anthology and thoroughly answer the following questions. Hand in your work at the end of the period.

1. Is it possible that there really was a krait under the sheet, or do you think Harry imagined it? What evidence can you find in the text to support each interpretation?
2. By the story’s end, what surprising conflict between two of the characters is out in the open?
3. Why do you think the story is titled “Poison”? Be sure to discuss some reasons besides the obvious one.

You may begin on the Vocabulary #1 Assignment if you finish the above assignment before the period is over.