"About a Girl" and Paired Questions

10.One of the themes of "About a Girl" is--

• human memory is mysterious

• we are nothing without memories

• computers are helpful

• family memories are important

11.The author begins the article with "Blessed as i am with an ordinary memory..." because--

• she appreciates being able to remember absolutely everything

• she wants readers to count their blessings

• she wants to show that she is ordinary

• she wants readers to value something they take for granted

12.Audra lost vision and memory when--

• she feel off a bike

• she was born

• she feel off a swing

• she was in a car accident

13.The word amnesia in paragraph 6 means---

• pain

• forgetfulness

• happiness

• amiableness

14.Why doesn't the author present events in the order in which they happened?

• The author wrote the article in the order in which she took her notes

• The article's structure is not important because the story is so compelling.

• The author did not remember key details.

• The structure suggests the scattered way people often recall memories.

15.In paragraph 9, the word arresting means--

• attracting attention

• being under arrest

• deactivating

• contradictory

16."Babysitting Helen" and "About a Girl" are told through the eyes of--

• Helen and Audra

• relatives

• people outside of the family

• their teachers

17.what does Helen remember that Audra cannot?

• Events

• Feelings

• People

• Places

18.During club meetings, members will--

• share their photos and memories

• cut and paste to make memory books

• discuss their most vivid memories

• collect scraps of fabric to make quilts

19.The Scrapbook Club is for--

• Springville's senior citizens

• only young adults

• experienced scrappers only

• anyone who wants to scrapbook