English paper
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questions.rtfA. General Directions
3.your answers must answer the question, but may be brief, ranging from a few words to a few sentences.
4.Type the number of the question and put the letter of the correct answer next to the number for the comprehension check.
B. In order to get full credit, on must:
5. Answer the Pre- reading questions
6. Read the Article
7. Answer Reading with a Critical Eye Question
8. Reading Comprehension Question
C. choose a Articles
Schizophrenic Teen Looks For Justice After Murder
Pre-Reading Questions
1. If a convicted murdere's lawyer successfully makes the case that his or her client is "insane," should the killer serve time or should they be placed in a mental hospital? Explain.
2. Do you think that claiming the "insanity defense" is taking advantage of a loophole in our criminal justice system? Are there other excuses to justify a members violent crime? Explain.
3. In your view, how can law enforcement officials monitor mentally unstable member of socity who could potenially pose a threat to the general public? what would be a good strategy?
Reading with a Critical eye
1. What made Terry Clark stop dead in her tracks ( para.2)?
2. How is the police officer who was killed described as a person?
3. There are some cases according to Richard Bonnie, director of the institute of Law, Psychiatry and public policy at the University of Virginia ( para.17) where a person was so mentally disturbed at the time of the offense that it would be inhumane and morally objectionable to convict and punish them. Do you agree with his statement? Explain
4. In paragraph 24, how does the fact that Eric's mom is also a school nurse perhaps influence and inform her understanding of the situation?
5. What was the Supremem Court's role in this story? Do you think such decision should be handled by the Courts? if not who shuld decide on cases like this?
Reading Comprehension Check
1. Why did terry clark stop dead in her tracks in paragraph 2?
a. she was sleepy
b. she saw authorities pointing their guns at her.
c. she saw her son's truck.
d. she noticed it was dawn.
2. which was Not something terry learned about the situation described in the beginning of this article ?
a. A police officer had been shot
b. neighbors had reported loud music playing
c. the policeman had pulled her son's the truck over
d. her son had lots of drugs in the truck.
3. What made this case a surprising one?
a. in this community a police officer had never been shot and killed before
b. the accused did not have a criminal record
c. the accused was schizophrenic
d. both a and c
4. What kind of verdict did Eric clarks lawyers plead for?
a. their client was innocent
b. their client was guilty
c. their client was guilty, but insane.
d. their client was only a juvenile.
5. The word absolution in the sentence the issue is determining under what circumstances absolution of a criminal act is warranted ( para.16) could be replaced by
a. conviction
b. forgiveness
c. resentment
d. delay
6. What position does Richard Bonnie take on the issue of the insanity defense?
a. he is against it
b. he is neutral
c. he supports it in some cases.
d. he doesn't take a position
7. The question in paragraph 20, was that the first clue? refers to
a. evidence that eric clark had major psychological problems.
b. his mother's first signs of instability
c. the police investigation
d. non of the above
8. The wourd bizarre in the phrase Eric's behavior grew more bizarre'' (para.24) means
a. refined
b. uncontrolled
c. marketable
d. strange
9. Which details does not support the idea that Eric's condition was improving?
a. he attended counseling sessions with his family
b. he promised his mother he would quit using drugs
c. he quit school.
d. both b and c
10. What is the main idea of the article?
a. eric clark criminal behavior which stunned his mother was related to a schizophrenic condition
b. we cannot judge criminal behavior when it is connected to a mental condition
c. schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder
d. none of the above
