Why does the narrator emphasize the elephant’s reaction to the pool, specifically his silent comparison to African rivers?
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[Author's Purpose]
What function does the instruction ‘Be very quiet and watch him carefully’ serve in the broader narrative structure?
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[Rhetorical Function]
In the phrase ‘a suspicious elephant should not to be underestimated’, what does the flawed grammar ('should not to be') subtly imply about the narrator’s mindset?
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[Stylistic Inference]
What is the implied consequence of calling the ‘elephant doctor’ who diagnoses homesickness rather than illness?
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[Logical Implication]
How does the list ‘lion… rhinoceros… zebra’ function in the penultimate paragraph?
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[Contrastive Rhetoric]
What does the phrase ‘back home in Africa where he belongs’ suggest about the concept of belonging?
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[Conceptual Inference]
Why does the narrator mention neighbors not loving the elephant ‘quite as much’?
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[Social Implication]
What role does the word ‘magnificent’ play across its appearances in the narrative?
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[Lexical Recurrence]
Given the final realization that animals are happiest ‘wild and free’, what does the suggestion to ‘visit them, once in a while’ imply about ethical engagement?
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[Normative Implication]
What does the difficulty in reuniting the elephant with his herd reveal about the consequences of removal?