10th The Neglected Senses Comprehension Check

Traversed

• Traspassed

• Travel across

• Turn into

• Rotation

Periphery

• Various types

• First read

• Other edge

• Road ahead

Navigating

• Observing far

• Give Directions

• Encounter

• Blizzard

Where is the author, Mahoney, visiting?

• The author is visiting a church for blind children in Lhasa, which is a city in the country of Congo.

• The author is visiting a library for blind children in Lhasa, which is a city in the country of India.

• The author is visiting a school for blind children in Lhasa, which is a city in the country of Tibet.

• The author is visiting a school for blind children in Lhasa, which is a city in the country of Bangladesh.

What does Mahoney do to experience being blind?

• To experience being blind, the author decides to blindfold herself and travel through the city streets with the help of two boys from the hospital.

• To experience being blind, the author decides to blindfold herself and travel through the city streets with the help of two women from the library.

• To experience being blind, the author decides to blindfold herself and travel through the city streets with the help of two girls from the school.

• To experience being blind, the author decides to blindfold herself and travel through the city streets with the help of two men from the ship.

What does Choden think caused her blindness?

• Choden believes she is blind because a horse kicked her mother in the head when the woman was pregnant.

• Choden believes she is blind because a goat kicked her mother in the arm when the woman was pregnant.

• Choden believes she is blind because a zebra kicked her mother in the back when the woman was pregnant.

• Choden believes she is blind because a cow kicked her mother in the stomach when the woman was pregnant.

What conclusion about her reliance on sight does Mahoney draw at the end of the excerpt?

• She concludes that her reliance on sight could actually be a deficiency. She realizes she has missed a lot of detail that the girls notice.

• She concludes that her reliance on sight could actually be natural. She realizes she has missed a lot of detail that the girls notice.

• She concludes that her reliance on sight could actually be a deficiency. She realizes she has missed a lot of detail that the boys notice.

• She concludes that her reliance on sight could actually be spiritual. She realizes she has missed a lot of detail that the girls notice.

Confirm your understanding of the text by writing a summary.