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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 the benefits an experienced team provides
B
to show a group of people who Clara helped during a disaster
C
to show the place where Clara was forced to work
D
to emphasize how recovery conditions have improved
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins. Expand Image 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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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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Which best describes the author’s primary purpose in the A Story of the Red Cross ?

A
to persuade readers to take up a cause
B
to guide readers through a set of steps
C
to educate readers about an important resource
D
to entertain readers with a dramatic story
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins . Expand Image Read the excerpt from the A Story of the Red Cross. The conditions were so new to them that it was a relief to meet persons who had seen such things before. We were asked not only to act with them, but to assume charge of the administration of relief. This, of course, we would not do, but that we would meet with, counsel, and aid them in every way in our power, is needless to affirm. That we did do this, through every day of our stay of three months, not only our own conviction, but the unasked and unexpected testimony of both Galveston and the Legislature of the State of Texas, go to assure. Which statement best describes a difference between the frame and the excerpt?

A
Only the excerpt mentions the challenging conditions faced during an emergency.
B
Only the excerpt shows what the need for the involvement of government officials.
C
Only the excerpt explains that Clara would offer counsel but would not take charge.
D
Only the excerpt describes the look of relief when people receive assistance.
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins . Expand Image Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross . My stenographer, Miss Agnes Coombs, found her post by me, and sixty to eighty letters a day, taken from dictation, made up the clerical round of the office of the president. This duty fell in between attending the daily meetings of the relief committee and receiving constant calls both in and out of the city. Which statement describes how the purpose of the frame and the excerpt are different?

A
The frame informs the reader that Clara was appreciated for her work.
B
The frame informs the reader that the Clara had a dedicated team supporting her.
C
The excerpt informs the reader of the attention to detail Clara demonstrated to coordinate the relief process.
D
The excerpt informs the reader that Clara was unorganized and ineffective in her position.
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Look at the frames from One War Ends, Another Begins . Expand Image Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross . Yet these men, to the number of thirty or more, had, as one may say, pulled themselves together, and were even at that early date a relief committee, holding their meetings at the wrecked and half-ruined hotel, almost the only public house left standing. To this hotel we also went and reported to the committee. To say that we were kindly and gratefully received by them says nothing that would satisfy either ourselves or them. Which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

A
Both entertain the reader with a romantic story of joy in the face of danger.
B
Both persuade the reader that Clara is unorganized as a manager.
C
Both inform the reader of the appreciation felt toward Clara and her team.
D
Both convince the reader to offer support to services like the Red Cross.
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins. Expand Image 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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Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross . This time there was no murmur in the air, no warning of approaching danger. Even the watchful press, that knows so much before it ever happens, slumbered quiet and deep, till the hissing wires shrieked the terrifying word—Galveston Then we learned that, as at Port Royal, the sea had overleaped its bounds and its victims by thousands were in its grasp. In all the land no one slept then. To us it was the clang of the fire-bell, and the drop of the harness. The Red Cross clans commenced to gather. Why does the author most likely include this description?

A
to show the quick response of firefighters and rescue workers
B
to show that journalists know more about what happens than anyone
C
to show the power of nature in dangerous situations
D
to show the contrast between the peaceful silence and the devastation
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This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1 What impact does the use of the first-person perspective have in the passage from A Story of the Red Cross ?

A
It adds more objectivity to the presentation of historical facts.
B
It creates a sense of detachment from the experiences of the author.
C
It explains why some people objected to the organization.
D
It expresses how important the organization was to Clara Barton.
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Part 2 Which quotation best supports the correct answer to Part 1?

A
“The direfulness of the news gathered as we proceeded on our journey, and delays were gotten over as quickly as possible.”
B
“To say that we were kindly and gratefully received by them says nothing that would satisfy either ourselves or them.”
C
“There are twenty in my recollection, and this was by no means the hardest or the most useful. They have been lived, but never told.”
D
“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.”

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