Hawk and Soar Hon Lit Unit 4 Practice

Why might irrefutable facts be important in the field of medicine?

So that an illness or condition is treated the correct way. It is imperative that the information cannot be refuted for the safety and care of any patient.

How might atrophy of just one hand affect a person's daily life?

The hand affected might be their dominant one and could impair them from preforming many tasks done with said hand. Thing such as pouring a drink or walking a dog. (Muscular lose or degeneration due to the dying of cells, or gradually ineffectiveness of a part)

Why, according to paragraph 6, was the cause of Davenport's physical problems occult at first?

The people at Duke and Hopkins couldn't figure it out at first. in her words "baffled" and were confused by her results to tests and symptoms

Why might an insidious disease be difficult to treat?

The symptoms are very hard to spot as they come in slowly and by the time you can observe all of the symptoms its probably too late. (Gradually gets worse over time but you don't know it until its probably too late)

In paragraph 3, the author most likely included information about her family's history to:

a. Explain why she did not recognize the disease

Which of these best describes the tone of the selection?

a. Helpless but hopeful

The author narrates her story in non chronological order to help convey her:

a. Memory and thoughts about her disease

Which two sentences suggest ways in which the writer compares herself to the hawk in paragraph 16?

b. She is restrained., e. She dreams of independence.

In paragraph 9, the author uses personification to describe her:

c. Disability

What has happened to the author:

c. She gradually loses motor skills due to an incurable disease

As the memoir concludes:

c. The author drives toward home

The author describes her experience with her illness in detail to:

d. Make it clear that she is not her disease