"Elizabeth Blackwell" Quiz

1. "Elizabeth: Times won’t change unless we make them change!"

What does this sentence reveal about Elizabeth’s character?

• 1. She is determined to make her dream of becoming the first female surgeon true.

• She is willing to accept her life as it is.

• 1. She wants to make a positive difference in the world.

• 1. She wants to set the clocks to the correct times.  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read this chart.

Which of these best completes the chart?

• Elmer and Phillip get into a fight.

• Elizabeth disguises herself as a man.

• Elizabeth receives 25 rejection letters from medical colleges.

• Dean Richards, Herbert, and Raymond leave the decision to admit Elizabeth up to the students.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

3. Which correction should be made to the underlined portion in the sentence below?

Elizabeth: Doctor, I’ve paid for three years of pre-medical study with you. I’ve attended your lectures, will use your library, and been with you to visit patients.

• 3. Change your to you’re

• Change will use to used

• Remove the comma after lectures

• 3. Remove the apostrophe

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3. What does the title “Elizabeth Blackwell: Medical Pioneer” mean?

• 3. Elizabeth Blackwell struggled all her life only to fail.

• 3. Elizabeth Blackwell made strides in the medical profession by breaking barriers and stereotypes.

• Elizabeth Blackwell was a remarkable nurse all her life.

• 3. Elizabeth Blackwell explored and settled a new area of the world.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In this play, Elizabeth's main conflict can best be described as-

• individual vs. self

• individual vs. individual

• individual vs. society

• individual vs. technology

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3. Which word means the same as absurd in the sentence below?

           

"We’ll lose our jobs! This is the most absurd application I’ve ever had. Suddenly there are all these quacks trying to get into medical college."

• ridiculous

• reasonable

• brilliant

• unfounded

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3. Which sentence supports the idea that the text is a historical play?

• 3. I’ve got to rent a room. Classes have already started.

• 3. Never heard of no woman doctor before.

• 3. Dr. Blackwell saved my wife when she nearly died of pneumonia.

• 3. If you walk out there, you’ll start a riot!

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

3. Which sentence from the story best shows Elizabeth’s determination?

• 3. I washed the eye out immediately.

• 3. Doctor, tell me I’ll get better!

• 3. What’s the point in getting well, Anna, unless I can follow my dream?

• 3. I will do everything in my power to bring honor to this diploma.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read this chart.

Which of these best completes the chart?

• 3. Dr. Hale convinced his colleagues to allow Elizabeth Blackwell into their medical program.

• 3. Elizabeth Blackwell was recruited by top-name hospitals across the United States.

• 3. A partial loss of eyesight cost Elizabeth Blackwell a career as a surgeon.

• 3. Elizabeth Blackwell had always dreamed of living in London.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3. Which word from the selection contains a prefix that means “again”?

• discordant

• respectability

• inflamed

• regained

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A