In the selection, how does the narrator finally get the microscope she wants?
from An American Childhood

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Danielle Bell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
She uses the one at school
She saves her money to buy it
Her parents give it to her for Christmas
Her father locates and purchases a used one
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is supposed to happen when the narrator of the selection adds water to the hay infusion?
She should see enlarged grass
She should see one-celled animals
She should see transparent diatoms
She should see long, iridescent crystals
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When the narrator of the selection rushes upstairs to invite her parents to see the amoeba, what is their reaction? Choose 2 correct options.
They ignore her
They express happiness
They decline to go see it
They urge her to play outside
They scold her for interrupting
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence MOST CLEARLY expresses how the narrator feels toward her parents, as expressed in the text?
She feels that they pushed her in a specific direction
She feels that they freed her to be what she wanted to be
She feels that they shared most of her desires and activities
She feels that they misunderstood and discouraged her hobbies
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In the text, the narrator first observes materials from her kit. Next, she observes "things at hand." Finally, she observes materials from outdoors. What are some examples of "things at hand" that the narrator observes during the winter? Choose 2 correct options.
cork
blood
coffee
volvox
amoeba
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In the text, what is the narrator's attitude toward microscopes?
She thinks that they are essential
She thinks that they are too expensive
She thinks that they are just for children
She thinks that they are unintersting to adults
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the selection, the narrator describes the materials that come with her microscope kit. She concludes, "It was years before I saw a recognizable, whole diatom. The kit's diatomaceous earth was a bust."
What does she mean?
The diatomaceous earth sample in the microscope kit is missing
She received the wrong diatomaceous earth materials with the microscope kit
The diatomaceous earth sample in the microscope kit does not look as promised
She does not understand how to use the microscope with the diatomaceous earth sample
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