ORPHANS' LONELY BEGINNINGS REVEAL HOW PARENTS SHAPE A
CHILD'S BRAIN
by Jon Hamilton

2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the
answer to Part A?

A. "When Ruckel was 6 months old, he got polio. His
parents left him at a hospital and never returned.
When he turned three, he was sent to an orphanage
for 'irrecoverable' children." ( Paragraph 4)

B. “You didn't know the difference because you were
never taught. I was put in charge of kids and I treated
them just the way they treated us. If you didn't listen
to me. I'd beat you." ( Paragraph 8)

C. "Many of the orphans had disturbingly low levels of
brain activity.'Instead of a 100-watt light bulb, it was
a 40-watt light bulb," ( Paragraph 12)

D. "That never happened. When you show me kindness,
when you show me love, compassion, it seemed to
make me even more angrier." ( Paragraph 19)