2. In the second paragraph what does the word “degenerate” mean?
a. complain
b. talk about
c. suffer
d. encourage
3. In the second paragraph what can you infer about the doctor’s quotes?
a. That curing patients’ suffering from syphilis would be the best thing to do
b. That it is in the doctors’ favor to let patients suffer so they can test the affects of the disease after death
c. That it is in the doctors’ favor to let patients die first, because it is easier to study the effects of syphilis that way
d. Both C and A
4. What is the author’s intention in the third paragraph?
a. To inform readers on how patients became involved in such a cruel experiment
b. To inform readers on how share croppers were poor uneducated
c. To inform readers that sharecroppers are easily manipulated.
d. To inform readers that share croppers received free medical care.
5. The fourth paragraph is informing readers of?
a. How syphilis affects blacks differently than whites
b. Why the syphilis experiment was designed
c. Both b and c
d. Non of the above