Fortune's Bones-Analyze the Text

1. Which organizational pattern does the author mainly use in the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones?

• cause & effect

• chronological

• comparision and contrast

• process

2. Read the excerpt from "Fortune's Bones": When Dr. Porter died in 1803, he left an estate that was worth about $7,000—a lot of money for the time. The estate included Fortune’s widow, Dinah, and their son Jacob. Fortune had died in 1798.  In the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones, ----------------------------------How does the author help readers understand the chronology of events in paragraph 5

• By using specif words and phrases

• By telling the events in the order in which they happened

• By using just a few present tense verbs

• By specifying the years in which events happened

3. Read the excerpt from "Fortune's Bones":          Many stories were invented about the skeleton. Some said that “Larry” was a Revolutionary War hero—maybe even George Washington. Some said he fell to his death. Some said he drowned. Some said he was killed trying to escape. Some thought he had been hanged.  In the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones, -----------------------------------Which organizational pattern best describes the structure the author uses in paragraph 17?

• Main idea and examples

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• chronological order

4. Read the excerpt from "Fortune's Bones":         

    Dr. Porter preserved Fortune’s skeleton to further the study of human anatomy. Dr. Porter had been a bonesetter for many years, but he’d never had a skeleton to study. He had two sons who were also doctors. They could learn from the skeleton, too. At some point—no one knows exactly when—“Larry” was written on the skull. Fortune’s name was forgotten for nearly a century. Over the years, the skeleton was lost and found. It was boarded up in an attic, then discovered by a crew of workers hired to renovate an old building.--------------------------------------------------------In the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones, why does the author most likely explain what happened to Fortune’s body soon after his death?

• To illustrate the idea that enslaved people didn't often lived long lives

• To show that slave owners didn't regard those they enslaved as human beings

• To emphasize that slave owners made unreasonable demands, even after death

• To indicate that enslaved people were worthy of respect, even after death

5. Which statement best explains how Fortune’s experience is depicted in the two selections?

• In both selections, Fortunes finds a form of freedom.

• In both selections, Fortune never finds any freedom.

• In the excerpt from "Fortune's Bones", Fortune doesn't think about his own freedom, while in "Not My Bones", the speaker only thinks about hiw own freesom.

• In the excerpt from "Fortune's Bones", Fortune escapes enslavement, while in "Not My Bones" , the speaker always remained enslaved.