Read the excerpt from "Bone Detective," by Lorraine Jean Hopping
The Hunley recovery team planned to display Diane's casts
in a museum that was about to be built. But did the casts
belong in a public exhibit? Some people objected to
displaying soldiers' remains-even though they were
plastic replicas. Diane saw nothing wrong with it. In fact,
she had no qualms about showing the real bones.
"If people want to really learn about the soldiers," she said,
"you have to show the bones. The bone is a record of a
person's life, especially the last part-the circumstances of
death."
How and why did the Hunley sink? What can we learn
about the lives--and deaths-of its ill-fated crew?
Scientists will likely be investigating the answers for years
to come, thanks in part to Diane's casts
Which statement best describes Hopping's viewpoint and
purpose in this excerpt?
The author believes Diane France should not display
soldiers' remains, and she writes to persuade readers to
avoid visiting the museum
The author thinks a Union warship caused the
submarine to sink, and she writes to inform readers
about the war
The author thinks stories about the Civil War are
interesting, and she writes to entertain readers with true
war stories
The author believes Diane France's work in making
bone casts has helped many scientists, and she writes
to give details about her experiences