Semester 1 Study Guide (Part 2)

How does the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Power Plant in Japan help us understand the effects of the Chernobyl disaster?

• The Fukushima nuclear incident was handled very well by the Japanese government, and those lessons can be applied to the Chernobyl disaster.

• The two power plant disasters had similar outcomes, including people fleeing their villages, and high levels of radioactivity.

• While the radioactivity levels that resulted from Fukushima are still unknown, science has proven that those levels are still very high at the Chernobyl site.

• Medical advances that took place after Fukushima are now being used to treat humans and animals affected by Chernobyl.

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What is meant by the phrase, "catastrophe tourism" as it is used in paragraph 23?

• An opportunity in which people visit sites of catastrophe in order to learn how to avoid similar incidents

• An industry in which the government can profit by traveling to neighboring countries to teach others how to avoid similar incidents

• An industry in which the government can profit by allowing curious people to visit the site of a disaster

• A practice in which the government invites mourners from around the world to pay their respects

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Which detail from the text best supports what is meant by the phrase, "catastrophe tourism" as it is used in paragraph 23?

• "…the Ukrainian government has discovered that they can make money on Chernobyl…" (Paragraph 22)

• "The guides also know where the radiation is particularly high and can keep tourists out of danger." (Paragraph 22)

• "…people are intrigued by environments that can resemble the end of the earth." (Paragraph 24)

• "…what can be scientifically proved is more than enough." (Paragraph 24)

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According to the author of “The Neglected Senses,” why did students who were slightly sighted move more cautiously than those who were completely blind?

• Their vision was so poor they could not see the obstacles that stood in

  their way.

• They were more reluctant to accept the help of others in negotiating the

  hallways.

• They were trying to use what vision they had instead of utilizing their

  other senses.

• They did not acknowledge their blindness, so they did not benefit from

  the training offered to blind people.

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What does the author of “The Neglected Senses” expect to learn by blindfolding herself for a walk-through Lhasa?

• She expects to learn how the people of Lhasa react to the blind students.

• She expects to learn how the blind students navigate the city so

  confidently.

• She expects to learn what Yangchen and Choden did when they were not

  in school.

• She expects to learn why Yangchen and Choden seemed to enjoy walking

  through Lhasa.

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Choden tells the author that she is blind because a cow kicked her mother in the stomach while she was pregnant with Choden. According to “The Neglected Senses,” how does the author view this explanation?

• She thinks Choden’s blindness is a result of an illness she contracted

  while still an infant.

• She thinks Choden believes the blindness is a result of karmic retribution,

  or something she did is a previous life.

• She thinks Choden’s blindness was more likely the result of some

  accident after Choden was born.

• She thinks the kick damaged the visual network of the unborn child at a time when it was most vulnerable.

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Why is the author of “The Neglected Senses” not aware at first of the televisions as she walks around Lhasa with Choden and Yangchen?

• She is distracted by her nervousness.

• She mistook them for distant crowd noises.

• Her hearing is not good enough to pick up the faint sound.

• The chatter of Choden and Yanchen drowned out the sound.

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What is the meaning of traversed in the sentence below?

We traversed the mountain, following the straying path to its peak.

• traveled across

• walked straight up

• moved north slowly

• passed on and across

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What is the meaning of periphery in the sentence below?

I heard the sound of a barking dog from the periphery of the park.

• center

• inner circle

• highest pitch

• outermost part

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What is the meaning of navigating in the sentence below?

I was comfortable navigating the boat through choppy waters.

• moving up; going farther

• steering with both hands

• guiding on, through, or over something

• using eyesight to set a course or direction

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