Questions About the Text 4.What did the American naturalist do to get over the crisis? He said that he wanted to know how well they could control themselves and asked them to sit still until he counted up to three hundred. 5.What do you think of what the hostess did that day? (Open-ended.) Questions About the Text 4. What did the American naturalist do to get over the crisis? 5. What do you think of what the hostess did that day? He said that he wanted to know how well they could control themselves and asked them to sit still until he counted up to three hundred. (Open-ended.)