Which statement best describes Hopping's viewpoint and
purpose in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Bone Detective" by Lorraine Jean
Hopping
At her lab she mixed the alginate powder with water to form
a paste. Standing in front of a mirror, she scooped up a
blob and spread it on her tongue. She pressed it down with
her fingers to get out any air bubbles. Not bad, she
thought Tastes just like spearmint. She decided to make
an extra-thick mold to make it easier to peel off. So, she
added another gloopy blog—and another
With her thickened tongue hanging out, Diane padded
around the lab doing odds and ends while the material set.
After about 10 minutes, she peeled off the alginate slowly
and carefully. It was fragile-bendable and easy to tear-
but it made an excellent impression of her tongue.
The author feels that Diane France is a resourceful
scientist, and writes to convince readers to make casts
of their tongues using alginate
The author views Diane France as a creative problem
solver, and writes to inform readers about the time
France made a cast of her own tongue.
The author thinks Diane France is a funny person, and
writes to entertain readers with an amusing event in
France's life
The author believes that Diane France is a brilliant
forensic anthropologist, and writes to persuade readers
to study anthropology