Problem: "Lizzie, there's a letter for you!" Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. "Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once." Emily answered, "No, it's from Yale." Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. "Rejected again," Elizabeth said unhappily. "Who says women can't be doctors?"

"They are fools not to accept you. You can't let them stop you, Lizzie," Emily said.

"I won't. I'll apply to Geneva Medical College," Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine.

In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduate, a typhoid epidemic broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. "There's an outbreak of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself."

Emily replied, "Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well."

Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. "I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor," she said to Emily one day. "All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean."

Emily said worriedly, "I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?" Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, "There's a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldn't afford care."

Soon with the help of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. "We'll have an all-women staff ," Elizabeth said. "And later, we'll add a medical college for women!" Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor.
1. Was the goal to become a nurse?
2. What was it then?
3. Who's dream was it?
4. and did she encourage another to follow in her footsteps?
5. Who?
6. What was their relationship?
7. What was the illness that was widespread?
8. Did either of them contract it?
9. Who was the letter from?
10. Was it a correspondence of acceptance?
11. Where did she eventually attend?
12. In that era what were females expected to do?
13. When was the sister to graduate from university?
14. What was the plan to practice as in what people?
15. was their building in the ritzy part of town?
16. where was it?
Answer: 1. no
2. doctor
3. Elizabeth
4. yes
5. Emily
6. sisters
7. typhoid
8. no
9. Yale.
10. no
11. Geneva Medical College
12. cook and clean
13. in June
14. poor women and children.
15. no
16. in the poor part of our town

Problem: One day, my dog woke up early and wouldn't go back to sleep. Why did the dog wake up early? I tried really hard to find out. "Are you sick, dog?" I asked. He didn't say anything, so I took his temperature. It said he wasn't sick! "Are you hungry, dog?" He didn't say anything, so I feed him some dog food. He didn't eat it! "Are you thirsty, dog?" He didn't say anything, so I gave him some water. He didn't drink it! "What's wrong, dog?" He wagged and wagged his tail, and then went over to a bag of balloons that I had. He poked them with his nose. "Oh!" I said. I went over to the balloons and took one out of the bag. I blew it up. He wagged his tail harder. "Is it your birthday, dog?" He wagged and wagged. It must be his birthday! I baked him a bright yellow cake and blew up more balloons. I played his favorite music. We had a party. It was so much fun!
1. What color of cake was baked?
2. Whose was it?
3. For what occassion?
4. Was he pleased?
5. How could you tell?
6. When did he wake up?
7. Was he sick?
8. What test was done?
9. Was he thirsty?
10. how could you be sure?
11. What did the dog poke?
12. With what body part?
13. Was there a party?
14. What music was played?
15. Did everyone have fun?
Answer: 1. bright yellow
2. the dog's
3. his birthday
4. yes
5. wagged his tail
6. early
7. no
8. temperature
9. no
10. He didn't drink
11. balloons
12. his nose
13. yes
14. his favorite
15. yes

Problem: Ralph was an alligator that loved to splash around in the water. Ralph had three brothers, named Henry, Larry, and Thomas. But none of Ralph's three brothers liked to play in the water. They were very mean brothers, but the meanest of them all was Henry. Henry would always chase Ralph around the lake and try to beat him up when he was splashing around. Then on his birthday, Ralph thought of a great idea. His idea was to stop Henry from beating him by using a trick. He would trick Henry into thinking one side of the lake was scary. Ralph dressed up in a spooky costume and waited for Henry to swim over to the side of the lake. Then when Henry came over, Ralph started making spooky sounds and scared Henry back to the other side of the lake. Henry was so scared he never came to the other side of the lake again and Ralph was free to splash around in peace.
1. Who was ralph?
2. How many brothers did he have?
3. What were their names?
4. Did they like the water?
5. Who would chase Ralph?
6. Why?
7. Were they all mean?
8. did Henry do anything about it?
9. What did Ralph do?
10. how?
11. and then?
12. What did henry do?
13. did he ever come back?
14. How did ralph feel then?
15. did he enjoy splashing around?
Answer: 1. Ralph was an alligator
2. three
3. Henry, Larry, and Thomas.
4. no
5. Henry
6. He was the meanest of all?
7. yes
8. no
9. Make Henry think one side of the lake was scarey
10. put on a spooky costume and wait for Henry to swim over
11. make spooky noises that scared Henry
12. went back to the other side of the lake.
13. no
14. free to splash around in peace.
15. yes

Problem: Allie was trying to choose which costume she would wear for Halloween. She did not want to dress up as a scary monster. She could go as an angel all in white or as a rabbit with a basket of eggs. She thought that wings would be too hard to make. Allie went to ask her mom if she had any eggs to go in her basket. Her mom said that the eggs might break and told her to use carrots instead. Allie looked in the refrigerator but there were no carrots. She took some spinach instead. Allie got an old pillow case out of the hall closet. She would use it to carry the candy she would get. Allie's little sister, Grace, was going as a princess dressed in pink. She had a shiny, silver purse on her arm. Allie took Grace by the hand and led her down the sidewalk. The first door they knocked on was answered by a woman dressed as witch with a tall, black hat on her head. The witch gave both of the girls some candied apples.
1. What was Allie trying to decide
2. who gave the girls candied apples
3. Who went trick or treating with Allie
4. Is Grace Allie's sister?
5. What did Allie decide to dress as
6. Allie used a what to collect her candy
7. What color did Grace wear
8. Why couldnt Allie use carrots
9. What did she bring instead
10. Did Allie watch after Grace while they were trick or treating
11. What was Grace carrying
Answer:
1. which costume she would wear
2. the witch
3. Grace
4. yes
5. a rabbit
6. a pillow case
7. pink
8. there weren't any
9. spinach
10. yes
11. a purse