Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

A "commissioner" came one day, and made the rounds with Dr. Dent. In the basement they found half the nurses gone to dinner, leaving the other half in charge of us, as was always done. Immediately orders were given to bring the nurses back to their duties until after the patients had finished eating. Some of the patients wanted to speak about their having no salt, but were prevented.

How does this paragraph develop author Nellie Bly's claim that the treatment of patients at Blackwell's Island was terrible?

Question 8 options:

It implies that the commissioner did not take his job seriously.


It proves that nothing was done to improve the patients' treatment.


It shows that the doctor did not usually supervise the nurses closely.


It suggests that the nurses and doctors hated one another.

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Answer 1

Answer:

It shows that the doctor did not usually supervise the nurses closely.

Explanation:

In this passage, Nellie Bly develops the idea that the treatment of patients at Blackwell's Island was terrible. We know this because of the details provided in the text. We know that when the commissioner visited, the doctor made the rounds with him. They noticed that half the nurses were gone, which shows that he did not usually supervise the nurses closely. Because of this, it is likely that the patients did not receive the care they were meant to receive.

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is option C: It shows that the doctor did not usually supervise the nurses closely.

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