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an awful lot of tail chasing, and an awful lot of fighting with insurances for tests or medicines.9. Like her mechanic, Lisa Grigg has a price list hanging up in her office.Part 310. Average copays are between ten and fifteen dollars.11. Lisa Grigg encourages people to stay with their primary care physicians.12. At her last job, Lisa Grigg spent about eight hours a day with patients and three to five hours a day making phone calls or doing paperwork.Part 413. Robert Siegel wonders if Lisa Grigg has a blanket rule for billing ,no matter what the problem is.14. Lisa Grigg is fairly liberal with her offtheclock time.15. If she thinks a bruise is something more serious, then she will sit and talk with a patient.16. Robert thinks Lisa’s office manager must be frustrated with their interview.D.Excerpt 11. What attitude does Lisa Grigg express in her answers?a. one of humor b. one of embarrassment c. one of confidenceExcerpt 22. What attitude does Robert Siegel express in his ment to Lisa Grigg?a. one of surprise b. one of interest c. one of humorExcerpt 33. What attitude does Lisa Grigg express toward paperwork?a. one of acceptance b. one of annoyance c. one of disgustExcerpt 44. What attitude does Robert Siegel express in his question?a. one of doubt b. one of disbelief c. one of humorUnit 9 Facing the Wrong End of a PistolA . Is Olen Kelley against all guns?No, only cheap handguns that are made to kill people.B. Part 1 How are some people trying to change gun laws?Some people are trying to stop the sale of Saturday Night Specials.Part 2 What happened to Kelley? Olen Kelly was held up and shot.Part 3 Who is Kelley suing? He’s suing the manufacturer of Saturday Night Specials.C.Part 1 1. Statistics show that many people will .a. own a handgun in their livesb. be held up in their lives c. mit a crime in their lives2. What change in the Gun Control Act has the Senate Judiciary Committee proposed?a. The sale of guns would be banned.b. Most bans against the sale of guns across state lines would be lifted.c. Only some states would sell guns.3. Senator Edward Kennedy tried to . a. increase the sale of Saturday Night Specials b. stop the proposal from being passed c. stop the sale of Saturday Night Specials4. Olen Kelley . a. owns a grocery store b. attacked someone c. has been held up five timesPart 25. What happened when Kelley tried to open the safe the first time?a. He couldn’t get it open.b. He got the money out.c. He took his gun.6. What did the robbers do to Kelley?a. They hit him over the head with a gun.b. They shot him in the shoulder.c. They shot him in the armpit.Part 37. Where is the maker of the gun located?a. in Florida b. in Romec. in Germany8. What does Kelley say about knives?a. They are meant to kill people.b. They are used for purposes other than crime.c. They are cheap.9. Why does Kelley criticize junk guns?a. They can’t be used for sports.b. They are hard to use.c. It’s diffcult to shoot something with them from far away. 10. Which of the following reasons does Kelley give for taking his suit to the SupremeCourt, if necessary? a. He has to take it to the Supreme Court. b. He has a lot of time. c. He feels he has the right to try.11. What’s Kelley’s most important goal in taking his case to court? a. He wants to make$500 million. b. He wants to sue the lawyers. c. He wants to stop the manufacturer from Saturday Night Specials.D. Excerpt 1 T 1. The interviewer thinks Kelley might have been injured badly. T 2. The bullet went out of and back into his body.Excerpt 2 T 3. Kelley is suing the gun manufacturer. T 4. Kelley is frustrated that he doesn’t know all the legal technicalities. T 5. Kelley thinks gun manufacturers are responsible for crimes.Excerpt 3 F 6. Kelley would sue the kinfe manufacturer if he were robbed at knifepoint. F 7. Kelley would sue the rifle manufacturer if he were robbed at gunpoint with a firle.Unit 10 What Constitutes a Family?A . What are two examples of nontraditional families mentioned in the report?Gay couples, foster parents, stepfamilies, labor unions, historical societies and unrelated seniors. B. Part 1 What legal action has been taken in California?California now publicly registers nontraditional groups as families.Part 2 How does Shannon Gibson’s family situation illustrate the situation of many American families today? Shannon Gibson has both a biological father and a stepfather in her family.Part 3 What issue will the states be grappling with for many years? The courts will be grappling with the issue of what constitutes a family.Part 4 How does the family registration certificate help legal guardians such as JohnBrown?It could help legitimize John Brown’s status as a single father with dependents.C.Part 11. What is disappearing in the Uinted States?a. a family with a working father and a mother who stays home to raise childrenb. the percentage of kids born to each familyc. institutions that recognize alternative families2. Which nontraditional groups are mentioned as people living together as families?a. samesex pathnersb. friends sharing housingc. families with adopted childrenPart 23. How is Shannon Gibson like many other sixth graders?a. She chews gun.b. She has a stepmother.c. She doesn’t live with her biological father.4. What concern does Shannon have?a. Her mother will soon die.b. She will have to live with her biological father again.c. She wouldn’t be able to see her stepfather someday.5. How can a group register as a family in California?a. They meet w