Silent Spring Quiz

As described in the selection from Silent Spring, what is the town like before everything begins to change? Choose two options.

• prosperous

• unhappy

• beautiful

• crowded

• troubled

In the selection from Silent Spring, why are doctors in the town puzzled?

• More children are being born with birth defects.

• People are reacting more violently to insect stings.

• People are being attacked more often by wild animals.

• More people are becoming sick from new kinds of illnesses.

What is most likely the cause of the great changes that happen to the town in the selection from Silent Spring?

• pesticides

• radiation

• bacteria

• floods

In the selection from Silent Spring, how do animal populations change after the town changes?

• Animal populations mostly stay the same.

• Birds are still plentiful, but most insects die.

• Most birds disappear, but farm animals are fine.

• Animal life in general disappears or does poorly.

In the selection from Silent Spring, how do plants change after the town changes?

• Most plants become overgrown and weedy.

• Some plants turn into a white powder.

• Many plants wither and die.

• Most plants burn in a fire.

What would a blight most likely do to a farmer’s crops?

• make them more plentiful

• allow them to sell for a profit

• help them to ripen sooner

• cause them to rot or die

Which of these words tells how a person with maladies is most likely to feel?

• ill

• silly

• angry

• embarrassed

Which sentence best illustrates the meaning of deserted?

• A caravan of traders moved slowly across the hot sand.

• Late at night, not a soul was to be seen on Roosevelt Avenue.

• We decided to wait and see the movie when Max was feeling better.

• The beach was so crowded that we had trouble finding a place to sit.

From the details in the selection from Silent Spring, what can you conclude about the town before the changes take place?

• The town attracts visitors who enjoy outdoor activities.

• The town is full of simple, poor, hard-working people.

• The town is a settlement for recent immigrants.

• The town is located in an industrial area.

In the selection from Silent Spring, who or what is responsible for the white powder that has fallen on the town and its surroundings?

• an accumulation of fallout from nuclear testing

• blossoms from fruit trees growing nearby

• a sudden snowstorm in early spring

• humans living in or near the town

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