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1			Which of the following would be the best alternative title for this selection?
			A)	Stacy Abbott
			B)	Illiteracy in America
			C)	The Story of a Marginal Reader
			D)	The Importance of Reading to Children
2			Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this selection?
			A)	There were no recreational books in the author's home while he was growing up.
			B)	Abbott has improved his reading by getting his textbooks on audiotape and by using a phonics program.
			C)	There are forty million marginal readers in the United States.
			D)	Despite coming from an unsupportive home and having a learning disability, Abbott is learning to read.
3			Abbott implies in lines 14-18 that
			A)	he thinks his wife is foolish for buying books for their baby daughter.
			B)	he respects his wife's judgment when she buys books for their daughter.
			C)	there were not many story, poetry, or picture books published for children when he was a child.
			D)	his daughter can already read.
4			Which sentence best expresses the idea of lines 30-37?
			A)	Drugs and alcohol were not considered wrong in Abbot's home.
			B)	One obstacle to Abbott's reading was his family's lack of support for school and the family members' use of drugs and alcohol.
			C)	Abbott's brothers dropped out of school, and one of his sisters was on her way to doing the same.
			D)	Children often imitate what they see their parents or siblings doing.
5			According to this selection, marginal readers
			A)	are completely illiterate.
			B)	are rare in the United States.
			C)	can read only enough to get by.
			D)	are very comfortable with reading and often attend college.
6			Abbott's poor reading prevented him from serving a mission for his church.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7			Abbott implies that a person with a reading disability
			A)	is unlikely to ever learn to read.
			B)	may deal better with the disability once it is identified.
			C)	is probably mentally ill as well.
			D)	should not expect to go to college.