"THE KITTY GENOVESE MURDER: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED" Period 3

According to the author, what factor was most important to the reason so few people came to the aid of Kitty Genovese?

• the design of her apartment building

• the early time in the morning

• the darkness of the night

• a desire to not get involved

Which detail from the text best supports the meaning of “complacency” in paragraph 8?

• “...the attack was just a drunken brawl outside, or a spat between spouses...” (Paragraph 7)

• “...‘37 bystanders’ continued about their business as a young woman was stabbed to death...” (Paragraph 7)

• “One was famously quoted in the article: ‘I didn’t want to get involved.’” (Paragraph 7)

• “...the cold anonymity of life in a big city.” (Paragraph 8)

The bystander effect is…

• people’s fear of getting involved in something that may end badly for them.

• people’s uncaring attitude towards those they do not know.

• people’s tendency to not react to an emergency if they’re in a group.

• people’s tendency to not react to an emergency if they are alone.

Which section from the text best supports the central idea of the text?

• “In the presence of many others, participants were half as likely to jump in and help than if they were alone. The study is now one of the most famous and most replicable experiments in the field of psychology.” (Paragraph 9)

• “The New York Times picked up the story, printing a shocking headline that ‘37 bystanders’ continued about their business as a young woman was stabbed to death right outside their windows.” (Paragraph 7)

• “When he saw Genovese staggering away, he assumed everything was okay and did not investigate further.” (Paragraph 10)

• “Some, including Genovese’s brother, who made a documentary out of his investigation into the real story of his sister’s murder, are resentful of the false portrayal of the witnesses.” (Paragraph 11)

Which of the following quotes from the text supports the inference that Moseley probably did not plan in advance to stab Genovese?

• "When she got out of her car, the man who had been following her, Winston Moseley, approached her with his hunting knife in his hand."

• "Not too long after, Moseley returned to the apartment complex, where he found Genovese lying in a doorway."

• "She managed to drag herself away from the scene, and Moseley sped away in his car."

• "Moseley was apprehended by the police six days after the attack, which he admitted to, saying he had been looking for an easy victim who wouldn’t fight back."

Which of the following describes why people were horrified by the crime?

• Several people said they heard the conflict and did nothing.

• Genovese was young with her whole life ahead of her.

• Moseley returned to the scene to attack Genovese again.

• Genovese approached people for help and was ignored.

The 2007 report revealed that…

• the police were slow to respond to the attack.

• everyone who heard the attack offered help.

• there weren’t in fact 37 people around at that time.

• few people saw the attack but several did help.

Which of the following best describes the incident between Genovese and Moseley?

• Moseley attacked Genovese in a public location to gain attention.

• Moseley attacked Genovese multiple times, and she was unable to get immediate help and died.

• Moseley’s attack of Genovese gained attention from neighbors because it was so violent.

• Moseley returned to attack Genovese a second time because he was afraid people would hear her.

Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?

• After it was proved that the 37 bystanders did not in fact ignore Kitty Genovese, the results of similar experiments were found invalid.

• The uncaring attitudes of 37 bystanders proved that people are less likely to take action if they do not know the victim.

• Despite the incorrect report that 37 bystanders ignored Kitty Genovese as she was attacked, the incident led to valuable psychological studies.

• Though the 37 bystanders claimed to have heard and helped Kitty Genovese, this has never been proven.

What is the main organizational structure of the section of the article "The Crime"?

• cause and effect

• comparison and contrast

• descriptive

• sequential