Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

What is the most likely reason the author told the boy's thoughts?

• to make the selection more interesting and mysterious.
• to explain how the local people felt about the ruins.
• to describe what the lost city looked like long ago.
• to show what the child's life was like from day to day.

What probably happened before the Quechua boy had a dream about a tall stranger?

• Bringham traveled by mule train to the Urubamba River.
• Bingham arrived in Cusco to look for the lost city.
• Bringham went to the village of Ollantaytambo.
• Bingham talked to a local farmer named Arteaga? 

How were Cusco and the first capital of the Inca alike?

• They were filled with gold and other riches.
• They were build by people that lived long ago.
• They were flooded by a nearby river each year.
• They were destroyed to make room for crops. 

What can you conclude about the Inca based on information in the selection?

• Hiram Bingham always reached his goals.
• The Quechua people are interested in their past.
• The Andes are home to a variety of cultures
• The Incan cities were build to last a long time.

From the information in this selection, you can tell that the journey to Machu Picchu was

• boring.
• dangerous.
• impossible.
• amusing.

Which of the following is the main idea of this selection?

• Arteaga, a local farmer, told Bingham about the ruins in Machu Picchu.
• The Quechua boy led Bingham to Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Inca.
• Bingham who was determined to find Inca ruins, found Machu Picchu
• Sergent Carrasco, a military escort, went with Bingha and his party. 

Which of the following is an opinion based in information, 

• Bingham saw the outlined of stone street and cottages
• The Quechua boy asked Bingham to follow him. 
• Bingham discovered a place that was truly amazing.
• The first picture Bingham took was of the Quechua boy. 

Which of these events happened first in the selection?

• Bingham took a picture of the Quechua boy.
• Bingham found the lost city of Machu Picchu
• A Quechua boy led Bingham up the mountain.
• A farmer told Bingham he knew about some ruins. 

On Bingham's way to Machu Picchu what did he see after he found the sun temple? 

• an old cobbled street
• a grand stone staircase
• a flimsy log bridge
• a curved stone wall

Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel.  How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?

• They both want to marry the prince.
• The step sisters are kind, but Cinderella is not.
• Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.