I Acknowledge Mine

Which detail should you include in a summary of the essay?

• The infants played near me on the carpet.

• Chimpanzee children have emotional needs.

• The TV monitors didn’t work that day.

• Jim is a technician at the research center.

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Which statement would you include in a summary of the essay?

• Five young chimps were there at the time, ranging in age from nine months to two years.

• Jojo’s cage was the first on the right as we went in.

• Chimpanzees are used to test vaccines and in infectious-disease research.

• David Greybeard introduced me to Goliath and Mike and the Flo family.

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The author believes that anyone who works with laboratory animals should

• learn about their natural behavior

• release them back into the wild

• care less about the animals’ feelings

• test procedures on himself or herself

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Why does Jane Goodall describe her own tears at the sight of Jojo?

• to show that she is not as tough as the researchers

• to appeal to readers’ emotions of sorrow and pity

• to demonstrate how humans differ from chimpanzees

• contrast her feelings with those of the research animals

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Why does the author describe the “dull and blank” eyes of the chimpanzees?

• to compare them to machines

• to show that they are not smart

• to contrast them with doctors

• to help show how sad they are

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In which statement does the author use an emotional appeal as a means to persuade readers?

• “We no longer perform certain experiments on humans, for ethical reasons.”

• “Chimpanzees form close, affectionate bonds that may persist throughout life.”

• “Our children are gradually desensitized to animal suffering.”

• “Especially in their eyes, those bewildered or sad or angry eyes.”

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Which of the following are emotionally charged words or phrases the author uses to describe her meeting with Jojo?

• gently (lines 122, 124) and tiny steel prison (line 129)

• I was led along… (line 23)

• I stayed for about forty minutes. (line 80)

• Dr. James Mahoney, veterinarian (line 58)

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Which statement summarizes what the author saw in the first lab?

• lab workers in white coats

• doctors smiling nervously

• sad animals kept in small cages

• one long hallway after another

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A speech given stridently is

• private

• quiet

• harsh

• funny

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What does stark mean?

• grim

• cheap

• angry

• ugly

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