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Comparing Accounts of Clara Barton’s Story Answers

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Which detail from A Story of the Red Cross shows Clara’s purpose for writing it?

A
To say that we were kindly and gratefully received by them says nothing that would satisfy either ourselves or them.
B
We were asked not only to act with them, but to assume charge of the administration of relief.
C
I have dedicated this little volume to the people with whom, and for whom, have gone the willing labors of twenty-five years—initial labors, untried methods, and object lessons.
D
This is a tedious story; but if gone through, one has a little insight into the labor of a Red Cross field of relief.
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.Which excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross reflects what is happening in this frame?

A
Later on arrived a shipload of supplies from the business people of New York, which were stored with the Galveston committee, and we were asked to aid in the distribution of these supplies,….
B
I beg my readers to bear in mind that this is not romance that I am writing, where I can place my characters in the best light and shape results at will, but history, with my personages still alive, ready to attest the reality of this statement.
C
A day of waiting in Houston for a passage over the Gulf gave us a glimpse of what the encroachment had been on the mainland.
D
To none will your help ever be so precious as it has been to me, for in its proud growth and strength none will ever so need you.
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.Which excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross best reflects what is occurring in this frame?

A
The direfulness of the news gathered as we proceeded on our journey, and delays were gotten over as quickly as possible.
B
The men who had been the fathers of the city, its business and its wealth, looked on aghast….
C
But that cordon of wreckage skirting the shore for miles it seemed, often twenty feet in height,….
D
The strongest buildings, half standing, roofless and tottering, told what once had been the make-up of a thriving city.
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to informto persuadeto entertainto argue

A
to inform
B
to persuade
C
to entertain
D
to argue
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.How does the author highlight Clara’s impact on others in these frames?

A
by showing that Clara felt bored when not helping others
B
by showing the friends Clara made in Europe
C
by showing French families during the war
D
by showing Clara handing out pamphlets
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Look at the frames from One War Ends, Another Begins.Which best describes the author’s purpose in these frames of One War Ends, Another Begins?

A
to show how Clara stood up to politicians
B
to show how Clara inspired others
C
to show how Clara cared for her family
D
to show how Clara felt about public speaking
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Which is one difference between a graphic novel and a memoir?

A
Only memoirs are about nonfiction, or true, events.
B
Only graphic novels use speech bubbles to show dialogue.
C
Only memoirs are meant to inform readers about world issues.
D
Only graphic novels include conversations between people.
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In A Story of the Red Cross, why does the author provide a first-hand account of the work in Galveston?

A
to emphasize how recovery conditions have improved
B
to show a group of people who Clara helped during a disaster
C
to emphasize the benefits an experienced team provides
D
to show the place where Clara was forced to work

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