PART 2 : COMPREHENSION TEST
The purpose of this comprehension test is to test your ability to read text, process and understand the meaning of the short story told below.
Read the stories below and answer the questions that follow
“Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and immigrated to New York City when she was
ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly
impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined
was she that she taught at a school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
In 1849, after graduating from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She
wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was
a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor,
managed to open a new hospital, the first of women and children. Besides being the first female
physician and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women.”