An American Plague

Which inference is best supported by the text?

• Catherine has been a close friend of Dr. Hodge's daughter.

• Elizabeth ultimate discovered the cure to yellow fever.

• Dr. Hodge's family lived near the area around Water Street.

• Neither Dr. Hodge nor Dr. Foulke had ever heard of John Redman before meeting Benjamin Rush.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What is mostly the central idea from this excerpt of "An American Plague"?

• Rush himself was suffering from yellow fever at the time of his visit to Catherine.

• Rush had a different way of seeing things than most people of his time.

• Rush was not trusted by his medical colleagues due to his nontraditional ideas.

• Rush believed less in medical research than his instincts and intuition.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of these inferences is best supported by the text?

• The LeMaigre household was vulnerable to illness because the couple was in possession of an abundance off coffee.

• The doctors had a difficult time diagnosing LeMaigre since medical advancements had not yet been made.

• Dr. Hodge's experiences treating soldiers injured in battle made him particularly well-suited to take on yellow fever.

• The doctors were stumped because Catherine LeMaigre humors appeared to be in balance.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does the word abruptly mean?

• In a way that is very sudden and unexpected

• unable to think or act clearly

• being so small

• to tell or describe something

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word delirious mean?

• unable to think or act clearly

• a change in the body that suggests sickness or disease

• to tell or describe something

• being so small

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does the word microscopic mean?

• being so small

• In a way that is very sudden

• unable to think or act clearly

• to tell or describe something

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word recount mean?

• to tell or describe something

• a change in the body that suggests sickness

• being so small

• unable to think or act clearly

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word symptom mean?

• a change in the body that suggests sickness

• in a way that is very sudden

• being so small

• to tell or describe something

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a symptom of yellow fever?

• happiness

• pale-yellow skin

• strength

• energy