Easter Island

27. What is an objective summary of the selection?

• A Very little is known about the moai’s history on Easter Island.

• B The moai are an integral part of the island’s tourist industry.

• C The island is becoming a popular tourist attraction.

• D The island’s residents are very hospitable to visitors.

28. What is the purpose of beginning the selection with dialogue and then moving to geographical and statistical information?

• A The reader is not able to comprehend the geographical and statistical information without the dialogue.

• B Given the geographical and statistical information later on, the reader can relate the information to personal experiences.

• C The information explaining why the island is such a tourist attraction helps the reader to decide whether he or she wants to visit.

• D By starting with dialogue and the author’s experience at the airport, the reader’s interest is captured, and he or she wants to keep reading.

30. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?

• A Europeans are clearly connected to Easter Island’s most famous attraction.

• B Europeans are not as central to the island’s history as some may think.

• C Europeans were the originators of Easter Island’s famous moai sculptures.

• D Europeans have completely rewritten Easter Island’s history.

31. What does the author mean when she describes Easter Island as “a destination with solitude built into its DNA”?

• A Her friends would not accompany her to the island.

• B Her motivation for leaving was misplaced.

• C The island is an unusually lonely place to live.

• D The island’s natives are different and quirky.

32. Why does the author include the sentence below from paragraph 3? “Then, in the distance, I saw the distinct outline of giant heads.”

• A to emphasize the size of the island’s population

• B to create intrigue over the island’s most famous feature

• C to conclude the story with a riddle

• D to summarize her points about the Moai’s origins

33. What is the significance of the statement below from the last paragraph? “A theory goes that during the heyday of moai construction, all the jungles were felled for wood to create a transport system of rolling logs greased by sweet potato pulp.”

• A It suggests the possibility of how the moai were moved to their current locations as well as why all of the forests were destroyed.

• B It explains why sweet potatoes were at once a massive crop on the island.

• C It tells the reader why the logs were valuable in the construction of the moai found all over the island.

• D The men who constructed the moai destroyed the forests because they blocked the view of the moai from other points on the island.

34. What is the author’s purpose in writing this selection?

• A to expose the truth about the origin of the moai on Easter Island

• B to describe the mysteries of Easter Island

• C to persuade travelers to visit and eventually relocate to Easter Island

• D to provide a history of Easter Island

35. How does the author unfold her ideas about Easter Island?

• A She explains each thought in the same order as her research.

• B She addresses each aspect of the island as she experienced it.

• C She uses the moai as a metaphor for the island’s numerous mysteries.

• D She parallels the island’s history with travelers’ previous encounters.