Beam Me Up Smellie

Read the sentence from paragraph 5 of “Beam Me Up, Smell­ie!” “But the vividness of memory—its sensation of accuracy —is an illusion created by that rush of emotion.” What is the meaning of illusion as it is used in the sentence?

• a specific feeling

• a reference to something

• something that can be seen

• something that is misleading

Read the sentence from paragraph 5 in “Beam Me Up, Smell­ie!” The architecture of the brain explains the Proust phenomenon, Herz thinks. Why does the author use “architecture” to describe the brain in the sentence?

• to compare the brain and designer’s purposes

• to compare the artistry of brains and buildings

• to compare the brain’s design to a building’s design

• to compare the brain’s components to a building’s

  components

Which statement best describes how the author develops the central idea that sense of smell is an important part of memory recall in “Beam Me Up, Smell­ie!”?

• by describing experiments scientists have done about

  memory and smells

• by sharing stories about how smells triggered memories

  for certain people

• by illustrating a specific example of how a smell triggered

  a memory in an individual

• by explaining the scientific connection between the

  human brain and the sense of smell

Read the quotation from paragraph 5 of “Beam Me Up, Smell­ie!” “I believe that the Proust phenomenon can be subtly redefined,” Herz says. “Odors may trigger a memory of uncommon emotional power, it is true. But the vividness of memory—its sensation of accuracy—is an illusion created by that rush of emotion.” How does the author use the quotation to support her argument in the passage?

• to add to the Proust phenomenon experience by stating

  odors retrieve old memories

• to support the Proust phenomenon experience by

  agreeing that odor retrieves old memories

• to modify the Proust phenomenon experience by

  combining odors and emotions to retrieve old memories

• to disprove the Proust phenomenon experience by stating

  that emotions are what retrieves old memories

Read the sentence from paragraph 5 of 'Beam Me Up, Smellie!' 'But the vividness of memory—its sensation of accuracy—is an illusion created by that rush of emotion.' What is the meaning of illusion as it is used in the sentence?

• a specific feeling

• a reference to something

• something that can be seen

• something that is misleading

Read the sentence from paragraph 5 in 'Beam Me Up, Smellie!' The architecture of the brain explains the Proust phenomenon, Herz thinks. Why does the author use 'architecture' to describe the brain in the sentence?

• to compare the brain and designer’s purposes

• to compare the artistry of brains and buildings

• to compare the brain’s design to a building’s design

• to compare the brain’s components to a building’s components

Which statement best describes how the author develops the central idea that sense of smell is an important part of memory recall in 'Beam Me Up, Smellie!'?

• by describing experiments scientists have done about memory and smells

• by sharing stories about how smells triggered memories for certain people

• by illustrating a specific example of how a smell triggered a memory in an individual

• by explaining the scientific connection between the human brain and the sense of smell

Read the quotation from paragraph 5 of 'Beam Me Up, Smellie!' 'I believe that the Proust phenomenon can be subtly redefined,' Herz says. 'Odors may trigger a memory of uncommon emotional power, it is true. But the vividness of memory—its sensation of accuracy—is an illusion created by that rush of emotion.' How does the author use the quotation to support her argument in the passage?

• to add to the Proust phenomenon experience by stating odors retrieve old memories

• to support the Proust phenomenon experience by agreeing that odor retrieves old memories

• to modify the Proust phenomenon experience by combining odors and emotions to retrieve old memories

• to disprove the Proust phenomenon experience by stating that emotions are what retrieves old memories