by Randi Hutter Epstein
Fun facts are sprinkled throughout. The adult heart beats about three billion times between birth and death; the amount of blood that passes through an adult heart every week is enough to fill a swimming pool.
Jauhar is at his best when writing about the heart. At times, he veers off topic. I commend him for volunteering at ground zero after the 9/11 attacks, but I would have preferred hearing more about the woman who suffered from stress-related heart ailments than the work he did identifying bodies.
Jauhar visited the wellness center of Dean Ornish, the doctor who promoted a Mediterranean diet. I wanted to know Jauhar’s expert opinion on how this regime compares with others.
"Bloody and Beating" by Randi Hutter Epstein, from THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 2018. Copyright © 2018 by The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Used under license.
Question
Use the excerpt from a book review to answer the question.
This excerpt is from a review of the book Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar. Which sentence from the review best evaluates the author’s development of the central idea?
(1 point)
Responses
The adult heart beats about three billion times between birth and death; the amount of blood that passes through an adult heart every week is enough to fill a swimming pool.
The adult heart beats about three billion times between birth and death; the amount of blood that passes through an adult heart every week is enough to fill a swimming pool.
At times, he veers off topic.
At times, he veers off topic.
Fun facts are sprinkled throughout.
Fun facts are sprinkled throughout.
Jauhar visited the wellness center of Dean Ornish, the doctor who promoted a Mediterranean diet.
1 answer
The sentence from the review that best evaluates the author’s development of the central idea is:
At times, he veers off topic.
This sentence provides a critical assessment of how the author, Sandeep Jauhar, develops the central theme of the book, indicating that he occasionally strays from the main focus.
