Ellis Island National Monument Online: Text and Visual Details
Question 10 of 14 • FL-1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 A-CR
Which detail from "The Workers of Ellis Island" shows that Ellis Island was a processing center sensitive to the needs of immigrants?
Answer
A
Given the enormous amount of paperwork that needed to be done at Ellis Island, it comes as no surprise that dozens and dozens of clerks and stenographers were employed there.
B
The role of the doctors on Ellis Island was confined to the medical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the immigrants.
C
Besides conducting the line inspection, doctors played no role in deciding the fitness of a person to enter the country.
D
Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island. Many of these immigrant aid societies maintained permanent representatives on Ellis Island.