4.1 Who Says Women Can't Be Doctor's? Test

1. What is the genre of the selection?

• A. informational text
• B. folktale
• C. biography
• D. legend

2. In what year, were girls not allowed to do many things?

• A. 1849
• B.1830
• C. 1854
• D. 1820

3. This selection is mostly about....

• A. How Elizabeth Blackwell became a doctor.
• B. How women were not allowed to do many things.
• C. Facts about Mary Donaldson's life
• D. How Elizabeth Blackwell became a teacher.

4. What caused Elizabeth to strive to become a doctor?

• A. She wanted to help sick people.
• B. She wanted to earn a lot of money.
• C. A friend encouraged her to because there were no girl doctors.
• D. She had a dream about becoming a doctor.

5. Which one shows that Elizabeth does not give up?

• A. She would take a walk when she felt sick.
• B. She applied to a handful of medical schools.
• C. She slept on hard floors with no covers.
• D. She wanted to see what was happening on the other side of the town.

6. Which one of these sentences was NOT said to Elizabeth?

• A. "Women are very smart."
• B. "Women are too weak for such hard work."
• C. "Women aren't smart enough.
• D. "Women are not allowed."

7. What was the name of the school that finally accepted Elizabeth?

• A. Magee Medical School
• B. Donaldson Medical School
• C. Geneva Medical School
• D. Woolen Mill Medical School

8. Which word best describes Elizabeth?

• A. weak
• B. fragile
• C. undetermined
• D. determined

9. Which is NOT a job girls were supposed to become?

• A. wives
• B. mothers
• C. doctors
• D. teachers

10. Elizabeth got a job as a _____________ to earn money for medical school.

• A. teacher
• B. doctor
• C. seamstress
• D. lawyer