When did Gypsy establish her place firmly in their family?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
We found our tabby cat, Gypsy, at a cat shelter when she was 14 weeks old and she has been with the family for 12 years. Gypsy is everything I could ask for in a cat – affectionate, sweet natured, gentle and loyal.
One Christmas, Gypsy firmly cemented her place in our family. After helping us decorate the tree and place presents underneath, she started to pace the house, mewing loudly and eventually disappearing out the cat window. Once in bed, I could hear a strange rustling sound coming from the garden just outside my window.
Imagine our surprise the next morning when we discovered that Gypsy, determined to contribute, had deposited a very large rat neatly under the tree among the presents.
As she is not much of a hunter and is a lady of larger proportions, I can’t imagine the effort it took for her not only to catch our Christmas gift, but to bring it through the window and drag it under the tree.