Becoming Darth Vader

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

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

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

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

• "...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

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.

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

What TWO things did James Earl’s family want for their children when they moved to Michigan?

• a good education

• a busy and joyful farm

• greater freedom in life

• more room in their house

• a school for stuttering

Which sentence from the text supports the idea that James Earl’s family was right about moving to Michigan?

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

• “Soon after the family arrived at their new home, he began to stutter.”

• “. . . on that night in 1941, when he ran through the blizzard to save Randy, he knew he had to try.”

• “In high school, James Earl was introduced to poetry and important books he loved.”

In the sentence “As the voice behind the masked villain Darth Vader, he didn’t even appear onscreen,” which has a similar meaning to villain?

• movie actor

• bad guy

• voice actor

• superhero