1. PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text? A The uncaring attitudes of 37 bystanders proved that people are less
likely to take action if they do not know the victim.
B After it was proved that the 37 bystanders did not in fact ignore Kitty
Genovese, the results of similar experiments were found invalid.
OC Though the 37 bystanders claimed to have heard and helped Kitty
Genovese, this has never been proven.
OD Despite the incorrect report that 37 bystanders ignored Kitty
Genovese as she was attacked, the incident led to valuable
psychological studies,

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt