Read the excerpt from "Ellis Island."

"We lived there for three days-Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old," recalled Angelo Pellegrini, whose family moved from Italy when he was 10. "Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do?"

Along with everyone else, Angelo's family was examined for contagious diseases, such as chicken pox, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis. If an illness could be treated, the sick were hospitalized on the island. About 2 percent were sent back to where they came from.

Which illustration would best give readers a clearer understanding of the text?

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Tristan Tanner

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13 October, 08:17

Read the excerpt from "Ellis Island."

"We lived there for three days-Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old," recalled Angelo Pellegrini, whose family moved from Italy when he was 10. "Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do?"

Along with everyone else, Angelo's family was examined for contagious diseases, such as chicken pox, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis. If an illness could be treated, the sick were hospitalized on the island. About 2 percent were sent back to where they came from.

Which illustration would best give readers a clearer understanding of the text?

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Leroy Cole · Answer 1

A. Immigrants were diagnosed with a disease.

Explanation:

In this passage, we learn that immigrants were held at Ellis Island while they were physically examined. If the doctors found a person had a communicable disease, they were hospitalized in the island. This means that the immediate cause of hospitalization was being diagnosed with a disease. This was most likely a measure that fulfilled two purposes. On the one hand, it provided treatment to sick people. On the other hand, it tried to prevent the spread of contagious diseases to the population at large.