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17 Cards in this Set
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Elizabeth told Dr. Barnes, "Miracles are something you make happen!" What does this reveal about her?
a) She believes that she deserves for a miracle to happen to her b) She prefers not to receive help from others c) She expects to create her own destiny |
c) She expects to create her own destiny
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For Dean Richards & colleagues Herbert & Raymond, being female was the same as
d) having a disease that could not be cured e) being obedient, submissive and humble f) living in poverty all one's life |
d) having a disease that could not be cured
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Why was Elizabeth able to attend medical college?
a) The dean wanted to admit a woman to his college b) The student council voted to admit her c) The dean gave her a scholarship |
b) The student council voted to admit her.
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Anthony the recent immigrant leading the mob outside Elizabeth's clinic, is least like
d) John, President of the Student Council e) Raymond, Dean Richard's colleague f) Herbert, Dean Richard's colleague |
d) John, President of the Student Council
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What does the reader learn from Sean's speech to the outside Elizabeth's clinic?
a) how often poor people died in that neighborhood b) how few medical clinics were in that neighborhood c) how unselfish Elizabeth was in her work |
c) how unselfish Elizabeth was in her work
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What did Elizabeth believe was her most important role in life?
d) to convince people that women could be doctors e) to open clinics for poor immigrants f) to discover a cure for blindness |
d) to convince people that women could be doctors
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Which of the following did Elizabeth do first?
a) She received a medical school diploma b) She taught music to children c) She worked as a student nurse |
b) She taught music to children
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Based on the selection, which of the following generalizations about Americans in the mid-1800s can best be made?
d) Few Americans thought women should earn as much as men e) Most Americans thought women doctors should only treat children f) Most Americans thought women were inferior to men |
f) Most Americans thought women were inferior to men
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The author most likely wrote the selection to
a) tell about a historical person in an entertaining way b) express her thoughts about doctors in the 1800s c) inform readers about the medical profession in the 1800s |
a) tell about a historical person in an entertaining way
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Which of the following was least important to the plot?
d) Elizabeth agreed to be a student nurse in a hospital in Paris e) Geneva Medical College students voted to admit Elizabeth f) Zac warned Elizabeth that the mob outside the clinic had pickaxes |
f) Zac warned Elizabeth that the mob outside the clinic had pickaxes
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What the workers are demanding is absurd.
a) forbidden b) unreasonable c) admirable |
b) unreasonable
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Tito asked, "Do you think she will reject my offer to help?"
a) applaud b) refuse c) misunderstand |
b) refuse
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Marcie asked her father to talk to Mr. Kane on her behalf.
a) interest b) protection c) introduction |
a) interest
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Dora is a promising candidate.
a) person seeking a postition b) person who represents someone c) person who is a specialist |
a) a person seeking a position
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When her learned the news, he was delirious.
a) very sympathetic b) very regretful c) extremely excited |
c) extremely excited
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The new puppy is very obedient.
a) aware of danger b) willing to obey c) awkward |
b) willing to obey
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Tonya's aunt often hovers around her new baby.
a) lingers nervously b) observes silence c) speaks hesitantly |
a) lingers nervously
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