Quiz on Prosthetics and High Heels

What is a prosthetic?

• A tool used for building structures.

• An artificial substitute for a missing body part.

• A type of medication.

• A specialized computer program.

According to the text, what has allowed modern prosthetics to often fully replace the function of a missing limb?

• The use of natural materials.

• The invention of lighter materials and more sophisticated designs.

• The decrease in the cost of production.

• The use of traditional designs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the public enemy number one to a stiletto-loving girl like the author?

• High ceilings.

• Wooden floors.

• Tile and marble floors.

• Carpeted floors.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How do most people learn to walk in very high heels, according to the author?

• By keeping their feet flat on the ground.

• By walking on their toes first.

• By bending their ankle so that the ball of the foot touches the ground first.

• By jumping rather than walking.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What major surgery did the author have when they were five years old?

• Surgery to correct the direction in which their tibia was growing

• Surgery to amputate both legs below the knee

• Surgery to fix the metal pins in their legs

• Surgery to fit prosthetic limbs

Why did the author have to use a wheelchair after the surgery?

• Because they didn't have ankles

• Because they couldn't wear prosthetics due to the casts on both legs

• Because the metal pins were too heavy

• Because they preferred it to using prosthetics

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the teacher's reason for not allowing the author to return to class?

• Because the author was too much of a distraction to other students

• Because the author's condition was "inappropriate"

• Because the author didn't have waterproof legs yet

• Because the author was not ready to return to school

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What problem did the author encounter with their wooden legs?

• The legs were too heavy to walk with

• The rubber foot's toes broke off and they were held on with a bolt that rusted out

• The legs were not adjustable

• The legs caused the author to fall frequently

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did the author's prosthetist tell them a few years after the incident with the wooden legs?

• That they would never be able to swim again

• That they should be more careful with their legs

• That they had made a new set of wooden legs

• That they had waterproof legs for the author

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the material mentioned in the text that the "milk jug" material is made of?

• Polyethylene

• Polypropylene

• Polystyrene

• PVC

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5