Nikola Tesla

Which event in the story helps the reader understand Nikola’s current conflict?

• Nikola searches for his beloved bird.

• Vuk destroys Nikola’s June bug engine.

• The geriatric pigeon hobbles on a foot that has been twisted.

• The lightning and thunder reminds Nikola of his childhood.

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For what purpose does the author include details throughout Tesla’s life?

• To highlight Tesla’s childhood

• To show that Tesla’s vivid imagination

• To illustrate the variety of Tesla’s research

• To emphasize the loneliness that Tesla now feels compared to earlier in his life

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Which of the following sentences BEST shows Tesla’s deep relationship with his birds?

• Out on the ledge of my room, I maintain a small infirmary for injured and geriatic pigeons.

• Though it makes no sense, I think of her as my wife, or at least something like a wife, inasmuch as an inventor could ever have a wife, inasmuch as a bird who can fly could ever love a man who can’t.

• I don’t allow myself to believe it might be her.

• Having lived in America for fifty-nine years, I’ve nearly perfected my relationships with the pigeons, the sparrows, and the starlings of New York City

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The story’s first person point of view reveals --

• Tesla’s confusing state of mind

• Tesla’s pride in his work

• Tesla’s fear of recognition

• Tesla’s history with Marconi

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How do the structures of the two selections compare?

• Both selections follow strict time order.

• Both selections use flashback and foreshadowing.

• The nonfiction selection follows strict time order, but the fiction selection uses flashback and foreshadowing.

• The fiction selection follows strict time order, but the nonfiction selection uses flashback and foreshadowing.

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Read these excerpts from the two selections. What detail in the historical fiction contradicts information in the biographical profile?

• The Historical Fiction suggests that Tesla lacked a creative imagination.

• The Historical Fiction explains that Tesla began inventing at a young age.

• The Historical Fiction implies that Tesla was more inventive than Edison.

• The Historical Fiction shows Tesla creating a model to test an idea.

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Which statement is supported by both accounts of Tesla’s life?

• Tesla was unable to stop thinking about the past.

• Tesla cared for old and injured birds.

• Tesla created many brilliant inventions.

• Tesla eventually achieved success and satisfaction.

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