The Secret of Yellow Death Chapter 13

Immigrants from Spain were landing in Cuba all the time. Many were young, healthy, and single. All of them knew that they might get yellow fever in Cuba. And, maybe, the team thought, since these newcomers were already running the risk of getting the disease naturally, some of them would be willing to (a)   for the experiments.

What criteria did volunteers for the yellow fever experiment need to meet?

• They needed to be young, healthy, single, and willing to join the experiment.

• They needed to believe in the mosquito theory.

• They needed to be already sick.

• They needed to have a family to take care of them.

Each volunteer who agreed to participate in the yellow fever experiment would receive...

• The finest medical care.

• $100

• An extra $100 if they caught yellow fever.

• All of the above.

Why did John Moran decide to volunteer for the experiment?

• For the money.

• To impress his friends.

• For the science.

• For extra credit at school.

What does it mean to surpass?

• To charge extra money

• To go beyond, beat or exceed another

• To pass a kidney stone

• To go through a mountain pass

What is a memoir?

• A memoir is a fictional story about a character's life.
• A memoir is a personal account of specific experiences or events in the author's life.
• A memoir is a collection of poems written by the author.
• A memoir is a historical account of events written by a journalist.

What is consent?

• Consent is when you stay silent instead of speaking out.

• Consent is the voluntary agreement to engage in an action or activity.
• Consent is the act of photographing someone.

• Consent is an automatic agreement that occurs in all situations.

to send from one person to another

• fluke

• transmit

• dreadful

• frantic

A bad smell

• guava

• fetid

• balmy

• statuette

To introduce harmful materials

• mature

• affected

• contaminate

• distinguish