Darth Vader

What TWO things made it hard for James Earl Jones to get help for Uncle Randy at the beginning of the article?

• He got lost on the way.

• He had a speech disorder.

• He had to race through a blizzard.

• He didn’t know anyone in Michigan.

What line from the text tells you how James Earl’s speech disorder affected him?

• “Worried that others would make fun of him, he rarely spoke at all.”

• “He is best known for his deep, booming voice.”

• “You might know him as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies . . .”

• “. . . James Earl ran around playing with his young aunts and uncles . . .”

Which word has a similar meaning to astonishment in the sentence “‘And to my astonishment, the words flowed out smoothly, every one of them’”?

• alarm

• dismay

• relief

• surprise

The end of the section “Fear and Uncertainty” connects to the beginning of the article by ________ .

• telling what happened before the beginning

• continuing the action started in the beginning

• giving another side of a story told in the beginning

• describing a different event from one in the beginning

What is the purpose of the sidebar “Famous People Who Stutter”?

• to show that many people experience and manage stuttering

• to describe what many scientists believe are the causes of stuttering

• to explain that stuttering is common in kids, but most people outgrow it

• to prove that people who experience stuttering grow up to be president

Before she was 6, Olivia Simmons ______.

• performed onstage

• could speak just fine

• felt anxious at school

• stuttered when she spoke

Before she joined The Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY), how did Olivia Simmons feel about talking to strangers?

• confident

• excited

• nervous

• strong

Both “Becoming Darth Vader” and “Finding Her Voice” are about people who _______ .

• teach kids to sing and dance

• learned to cope with stuttering

• overcame problems to help others

• are professional actors despite speech disorders

blamed for doing something bad

• humiliated

• speech disorder

• accused

• astonishment

a feeling of being very surprised

• villian

• empowering

• confidence

• astonishment