EOC Boot Camp Reading-Fiction

In paragraph 36, the word inured means-

• frightened
• accustomed
• sensitive
• reminded

Why does Alejandro allow the old woman to stay in the clinic?

• He wants to be present when the old woman's granddaughter arrives.
• He doesn't want to release her until the results of her blood test arrive.
• He assumes that the nursing home director has political connections.
• He doesn't trust the nursing home staff to know how to care for her.

Which line suggest that Alejandro is sensitive to the feelings of others?

• And she looks a lot worse than she did yesterday, he didn't say.
• Why an old lady would come to ski or practice extreme sports was beyond him.
• Dr. Alejandro Benetti shook his head in frustration.
• "Well, I know what kills them, and how to keep that from happening."

Read paragraph 33.
"No recognition shone in the grandmother's eyes, and the smile was the same as the one she'd given the doctor. There was little time left to her, and nothing outwardly wrong that he could detect. Perhaps the bloodwork would show something, but it would be two days before that came back from Bariloche.
The tone of this paragraph can best be described as-

• outraged
• admiring
• resigned
• hopeful

In paragraph 26, the description of Jimena's laugh suggests that she is-

• horrified that a doctor could ask such a ridiculous question
• pretending to enjoy the doctor's attempt to be witty.
• scornfully mocking the doctor for his stupidity 
• genuinely amused by a question she finds a bit naive

In paragraph 32, the author uses a metaphor to convey-

• Jimena's emotions
• the grandmother's confusion
• Alejandro's professionalism
• the feeling in the room