Keeping Clean

How is the information in the passage mainly organized?

• A. Steps in a process

• B. Chronological order

• C. Order of Importance

• D. Compare and Contrast

Based on the information in the passage, a reader can assume that those who witnessed the events during the Black Death were-

• A. disappointed

• B. fearful

• C. puzzled

• D. uncertain

The author includes a fact about the increase in baby survival rates in the 1900s to support the argument that-

• A. preparing baths were a difficult chore

• B. doctors worked hard to cure diseases

• C. different types of soap were necessary

• D. hand washing was an important practice

What do the letters anti in the word antibacterial mean?

• A. Below

• B. Against

• C. Together

• D. In front of

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Most people bathe seven times per week.

• B. Sewage once covered the streets of major cities.

• C. Personal hygiene has changed throughout history.

• D. Soap has always been an important part of people's daily lives.

1. According to the information in "The Black Death," how did people try to prevent the plague from spreading?

• A. They avoided contact with one another.

• B. They covered up any visible dark spots.

• C. They sought immediate treatment for their swellings.

• D. They gave away items that were feared to cause illness.

Read the sentence from "The Black Death."

What is even worse and nearly incredible is that fathers and mothers refused to see and tend to their children, as if they had not been theirs.

What does incredible mean in the sentence?

• A. Below average

• B. Without interest

• C. Difficult to believe

• D. Causing discomfort

Read the sentence from "The Black Death."

The plight of the lower and most of the middle classes was even more pitiful.

In this sentence, a plight is a(n)-

• A. idea

• B. opinion

• C. process

• D. situation

Which detail about the Black Death is given in both the passage and the summary of Boccoccio's writings?

• A. Description of the disease's effect on the skin.

• B. The effect of the disease on family interaction.

• C. The name of the swellings caused by the disease.

• D. Description of the conditions that caused the disease.