Betty Tisdale LCR1

What is an orphanage?

• A place where children are adopted

• A home for children whose parents cannot care for them

• A school for children

• A hospital for children

What is adoption?

• A process of buying a child

• A process of legally accepting a child into a family

• A process of sending a child to school

• A process of finding a job for a child

Who is Mrs. Betty Tisdale?

• A world-class heroine who saved 219 orphans

• A famous singer

• A doctor in Vietnam

• A teacher in Georgia

What war is mentioned in the text?

• World War I

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Gulf War

Who was Col. Patrick Tisdale?

• A teacher

• A pediatrician

• A naval officer

• A lawyer

What did Mrs. Betty Tisdale do with her life savings?

• Bought a house

• Traveled to Vietnam to help orphans

• Started a business

• Donated to a hospital

What did Betty Tisdale do in Saigon?

• Opened a school

• Fell in love with the orphans at An Lac

• Started a business

• Became a doctor

Who ran An Lac (Happy Place)?

• Mrs. Betty Tisdale

• Madame Vu Thi Ngai

• Tom Dooley

• Col. Patrick Tisdale

What kind of person was Betty described as in the text?

• A cautious and slow planner

• A do-it-now and invent-solutions-as-problems-arise kind of person

• A person who avoids taking risks

• A person who relies on others to solve problems

What action did Betty take when she realized the children's plight?

• She ignored the situation

• She went into warp-speed action

• She waited for someone else to help

• She decided to move to another country