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Which word best describes the author’s tone at the end of the selection?
a) accepting
b) appreciative
c) satisfied
d) hopeful
What word could replace enunciating in paragraph 2?
a) pronouncing
b) swearing
c) mumbling
d) shouting
Why does the child ask her playmate, “Which one is blind?”
a) She does not understand blindness.
b) She has never played basketball.
c) She cannot see the faces of the author or his dad.
d) She sees no difference in how the author and his dad play.
Why did the author include the story from his childhood at the end of the selection?
a) to suggest that children can be smarter than many adults
b) to encourage blind individuals to get involved in sports
c) to reveal how his parents supported and encouraged him
d) to show how he wants others to view handicapped people
In paragraph 16, what does the word “misconception” mean?
a) decision
b) incorrect idea
c) problem
d) wrong behavior
What effect does the author create by his shift in tone beginning with paragraph 16?
a) He draws attention to the serious nature of the problem he has had to learn to live with.
b) He makes fun of the people who would not consider him for a job, despite his qualifications.
c) He emphasized the need for federal regulations for employers.
d) He contrasts typical responses of others with responses of potential employers.
Which word best describes how the author feels when people assume he cannot hear or speak?
a) amused
b) frustrated
c) confused
d) surprised
In paragraph 3, what is the author’s purpose in including the following statement about airport ticket agents? “…They fear that if the dread word is spoken, the ticket agent’s retina will immediately detach…”
a) to use exaggeration to make his point
b) to describe what often causes blindness
c) to explain what ticket agents really think
d) to impress readers with his use of figurative language
According to the author, what is the greatest problem handicapped individuals face?
a) poor public facilities
b) incorrect ideas about the handicapped
c) lack of equal-opportunity legislation
d) lack of confidence in themselves
The author most likely included the humorous anecdotes (brief summary of a funny event) at the beginning of the selection for which of the following reasons?
a) to entertain the reader with stories of his youth
b) to help the reader understand the inappropriate responses people have to others’ disabilities
c) to show the reader the injustice of policies that discriminate
d) to convince the reader that people with disabilities are no different than people without disabilities
What is the author’s main purpose for writing this selection?
a) to prove that blindness is not a handicap
b) to correct mistaken ideas about blindness
c) to describe what it is like to be blind
d) to encourage the blind to live full lives
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