Part A What is the author's point of view toward Azy's vocabulary mistake in "The Think Tank"?

1. The mistake proves that orangutans resist learning.

2. The mistake is a major setback in Shumaker's research.

3. The mistake suggests that Azy is bored with learning.

4. The mistake helpfully reveals the way Azy's mind works.

Question 2

Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

1. "'Orangs' mental abilities are the least understood of the great apes,' notes the biologist."

2. "'Maybe this can teach us a little bit about how he thinks.'"

3. "Azy lifts his long, graceful hand and points to the symbol for cup."

4. "Azy, a 21-year-old male orangutan, had been scoring 100 percent on the day's vocabulary test—until now."

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.