Chapter 3 Written in Bone ~ Assessment 28A

2. What is the central idea of this chapter?

• The isotope analysis had different results than researching historical records for JR1225B’s identity.

• Isotope analysis and historical evidence show that JR1225B may be Richard Mutton, but more research is needed.

• Catherine Correll Walls found enough historical information to prove that JR1225B is Richard Mutton.

• Two of the boys who traveled to Virginia from England are mentioned as being alive in 1608, and the third boy is only nine years old during the voyage.

3. PART A: What is the main idea of the first paragraph on page 42?

• Catherine Correll Walls works as a volunteer historian with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

• The third boy was nine years old when he arrived in Virginia and couldn’t be JR1225B.

• The isotope analysis revealing high numbers of carbon-13 didn’t match historical records about JR1225B.

• Historical records confirmed the isotope analysis that the boy had recently arrived in Virginia.

3. PART B: Which detail from the second paragraph on page 42 supports that main idea?

• “One of her goals is to identify JR1225B by researching the historical record.”

• “At least four boys were known to have been on the three ships that arrived in Jamestown in 1607.”

• “Reading journals, church records, and many other materials, Correll Walls meticulously traced leads for a name.”

• “The third boy would have been nine years old that year.”

4. What relevant detail does the paragraph that starts at the bottom of page 42 introduce?

• Richard may have been baptized in 1593.

• John Smith included a list of boys who traveled to Virginia in his writings.

• Richard’s name is not mentioned again in historical records after arriving in 1607.

• Richard’s birthplace is unknown, according to Catherine Correll Walls.

5. Which statement describes Sally Walker’s point of view toward the identity of JR1225B?

• JR1225B may or may not be Richard Mutton.

• JR1225B clearly didn’t die in 1607.

• JR1225B’s isotope analysis disagrees with historical findings.

• JR1225B’s identity is confirmed to be Richard Mutton.

6. Which statement describes Catherine Correll Walls’s point of view toward the identity of JR1225B?

• JR1225B is probably the nine-year-old boy from the records in England.

• The isotope analysis is incorrect in its identification of JR1225B.

• The historical records make Richard Mutton the most likely candidate to be JR1225B.

• The baptism record found for 1593 makes it unlikely that JR1225B is Richard Mutton.

7. PART A: What is the meaning of fitting as it appears in the first sentence of the final paragraph?

"Richard Mutton certainly seems a fitting candidate for JR1225B"

• likely

• interesting

• unusual

• unexpected

7. PART B: What sentence from that paragraph provides context for the meaning of fitting?

• “As tantalizing as the possibility seems, JR1225B may not be Richard Mutton.”

• “Only further research will determine whether the identification can be confirmed.”

• “He was fourteen years old at the time of his death—well within Doug Owsley’s age estimate for JR1225B.”

• “Many colonists who traveled to Jamestown were not listed in the historical record, so the skeleton could belong to an unnamed boy.”