The Story of Victor

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In the story "The Story of Victor d'Aveyron, the Wild Child," which feature of the wild boy makes doctors and scientists most wonder whether he is human?

• his preference for raw meat

• his inability to speak

• his nakedness

• his scars

In the story, 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 receive a thorough examination from a biology professor.

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

• The boy meets two men whose sons went missing during the French Revolution.

What is most likely the meaning of claimed in this excerpt from the selection?

There were rumors whose child he might be, but no one ever claimed him as theirs.

• caused the loss of

• declared rights over

• demanded results from

• called for the attention of

What does the context suggest is most likely the meaning of self-preservation in this excerpt from "The Story of Victor d'Aveyron, the Wild Child"?

Itard wrote, "Under these circumstances his ear was not an organ for the appreciation of sounds, their articulations and their combinations; it was nothing but a simple means of self-preservation which warned of the approach of a dangerous animal or the fall of wild fruit."

• a powerful dislike of oneself

• a tendency to dream about onseelf

• a natural urge to keep oneself alive

• a refusal to make oneself noticeable

What does the context suggest is most likely the meaning of empathy in the excerpt from the selection about Victor?

Itard believed that Victor learned to have empathy for other people; as in the example of this, he told the story of Victor trying to comfort Itard's housekeeper when he saw she was crying over the death of her husband.

• a quality of attractiveness

• a love of revealing information

• the experience of being entertained

• tha ability to identify with others' feeling

What words from the question above support the answer to Question 6?

• Victor learned

• he told the story

• trying to comfort

• death of her husband

How do Itard's conclusions contrast with or differ from those of modern doctors in this excerpt from the selection?

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 langauge.

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

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

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

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

The author of the selection writes, "Today doctors speculate that Victor may have 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 thm to test patients more thoroughly.