Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology--Chapters 1-2

Although sh lived far away from it, as a young girl, Rachel was fascinated with the ___________________

• mountains

• ocean

• moon

• Grand Canyon

Rachel's mother often kept her home from school because she did not want Rachel to have to walk to school in the snow and she also _______________________________________

• didn't like the school bus.

• thought that Rachel was too smart already.

• didn't want her to get sick from one of the many diseases that were common at that time.

• didn't feel like waking Rachel up in the morning.

Because Rachel grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, she often had the opportunity to observe __________________ up close.

• nature

• fish

• pollution

• technology

Rachel's brother, Robert, used to take her __________________ until she convinced him it was unkind.

• fishing

• hiking

• hunting

• swimming

Rachel said that for her, good writing had always meant "hard work...writing and rewriting endlessly until you are satisfied ". This shows that Rachel is ____________________

• persistent.

• a poor student.

• uneducated.

• a scientist.

Even as a young girl, Rachel knew she wanted to be a __________________.

• nurse

• teacher

• writer

• politician

Rachel's first story was published when she was __________________.

• 10 years old.

• in college.

• retired.

• 18 years old.

Rachel learned a great deal about science and other subjects from _______________________.

• her brother.

• her father.

• her mother.

• her sister.

Rachel wrote several stories for the St. Nicholas magazine based on war stories that she heard from _________________________.

• her brother, Robert.

• her sister, Marion.

• the radio.

• her teacher.

Rachel received a ________________________ from the school to pay for college.

• Gold Badge.

• scholarship.

• telegram.

• conch shell.