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Who is the author of "Help Him Up!" A Witness' Account of Panic on a Subway Platform?

• Adam Bernard Sanders

• Jason Reynolds

• Jaime Serrano

• Michael Wilson

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What is the name of the man in this picture?

• Michael Wilson

• David Capuzzo

• Adam Bernard Sanders

• Cam Newton

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Who is David Capuzzo?

• The author of the article

• The hero of the article

• The man who falls on the tracks

• The driver of the train

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Select the best 2 pieces of textual evidence that support the characterization of David Capuzzo.

• "Then he acted."

• "He recalled thinking, 'If nobody does anything, he’s going to die.'"

• "Couldn’t have done that, Mr. Lindsey said."

• "The man lurched and lost his hold on the pillar and plunged over the edge of the platform to the tracks below."

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Which lines of text propels the plot forward and adds to the characterization of Mr. David Capuzzo?

• "He was born in Bogota, Colombia" (3).

• "He was raised in the suburbs in New England" (3).

• "[He] walked in a quick circle. Then he acted" (3).

• "He texted his girlfriend" (3).

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Which statement best expresses the central idea of this article?

• When a normal commute home is interrupted, it can cause lifelong fear and anxiety for New York City residents.

• Some people will selflessly take extraordinary action to save people who are in danger because they feel responsible.

• After performing a heroic action, rescuers such as Capuzzo and Lindsey often become arrogant.

• New Yorkers rarely help each other or show concern when tragedy strikes.

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How does paragraph 14 contribute to the text?

• It explains how the man fell onto the subway tracks.

• It shows how the author took heroic action to save the man on the tracks.

• It describes how the people in the subway station did not do enough to help.

• It creates tension and suspense by describing what happened before the man was rescued.

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In the last paragraph of the article, the author repeats Chad Lindsey’s statement: “Couldn’t do it. Did what I did, but couldn’t do that.”

What does the author imply with this last statement?

• It emphasizes his belief that people who do heroic things are not motivated by pride.

• It proves that heroic people are rare in a world in which most people follow the crowd.

• It implies that the author believes Lindsey and Capuzzo are not really heroes.

• It emphasizes the guilt that many heroes feel after they help someone.

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Opinion Question! If you saw someone fall on the tracks in a subway station, would you...

• Watch and do nothing?

• Wait to see if someone else helped?

• Call for help?

• Jump on the tracks to save the person?

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What is the author's purpose in using commas in the line below? Select 3.

"The young man who had jumped down to help, wearing a green jacket, walked around in circles by himself, shaking a little."

• Add to the description.

• Create tension.

• Add to the characterization.

• Create humor.

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