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Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell

Freedman
The second doctor watched for contagious and
infectious diseases. He looked especially for infections
of the scalp and at the eyelids for symptoms of
trachoma, a blinding disease. Since trachoma caused
more than half of all medical detentions, this doctor was
greatly feared. He stood directly in the immigrant's path.
With a swift movement, he would grab the immigrant's
eyelid, pull it up, and peer beneath it. If all was well, the
immigrant was passed on
How does the author's use of concrete details such as
"stood directly in the path," "swift movement," and
"grabbed" affect the reader's impression of the doctor?
These details describe how the doctor felt about doing
trachoma inspections.
These details provide information about medical
examinations from the doctor's perspective.
These details describe the doctor's actions as direct
and focused
These details provide a list of medical examinations.

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Answer:

its D-The second doctor watched for contagious diseases

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

These details describe the doctor's actions as direct

and focused

Step-by-step explanation:

Upon arriving at the island, the immigrants underwent strict physical and medical examinations. Since they arrived from various parts of the world, the goal of these examinations was to prevent any of the contagious infectious diseases from being imported. Had it been imported, it would quickly spread throughout country leading to a potential medical disaster. That means that the doctors who examined the immigrants had very responsible task and needed to do their work professionally and fully focused, which can be inferred from the choice of words in this excerpt.

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