"The Story of Victor d' Aveyron, the Wild Child" NEW

Which feature of the wildboy makes doctors and scientists most wonder whether he is human?

• his preference for raw meat

• his inability to speak

• his nakedness

• his scars

What is Dr. Itard able to teach the wild boy?

• how to understand language

• how to paint

• how to dance

• how to love

What happens to the wild boy immediately after Sicard grows unhappy with his lack of progress?

• A young doctor takes the boy home and names him Victor.

• The boy receives a thorough examination from a biology professor.

• Other doctors speculate that the boy has a condition such as autism.

What does the context suggest is most likely the meaning of EMPATHY in this excerpt?

• a quality of attractiveness

• a love of revealing information

• the experience of being enter

• the ability to identify with others' feelings?

What reason does Sicard have for giving up on teaching the wild boy?

• Sicard realizes that he does better teaching deaf students.

• Sicard finds that the boy has little to teach him.

• The boy does not seem to be learning.

• The boy prefers to explore and play.

Which of these excerpts from “The Story of Victor d’Aveyron, the WildChild,” best supports the answer to the previous question?

• he was taken to the National Institute for the Deaf

• he belonged to a group

• After a year, Sicard was unhappy with the boy’s lack of progress

• He stopped trying to teach him and let the boy roam around the institute

How do Itard’s conclusions contrast with those of modern doctors in this excerpt from “The Story of Victor d’Aveyron, the Wild Child”? While Itard thought that Victor chose not to speak, doctors now would agree that he missed a           developmental window of opportunity. By the time Itard began to teach him, it was believed that Victor’s brain was no longer capable of learning language.

• Itard thought that Victor wanted to speak but could not. Modern doctors think he did not want to speak.

• Itard thought that Victor's lack of speech was deliberate. Modern doctors think he was too old to learn.

• Itard thought that Victor was incapable of learning. Modern doctors think he had a contagious disease

• Itard thought that Victor tried but failed to speak. Modern doctors think he never tried

The author of “The Story of Victor d’Aveyron, the Wild Child” writes, “Today doctors speculate that Victor may have had a condition, such as autism, that caused his family to abandon him in the woods.” Which fact most likely explains the author’s choice of the word speculate?

• Modern doctors see many cases of children with autism.

• Modern doctors work with patients from many backgrounds.

• Modern doctors have limited information because they cannot study Victor directly

• Modern doctors use technical tools that enable them to test patients more thoroughly