HEALING ‘BRICK CITY’: A NEWARK DOCTOR RETURNS HOME

Questions:

1.

PART A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea of this article?
A.
Physicians have a responsibility to actively campaign for comprehensive healthcare and health insurance reform in the communities in which they work.
B.
Davis overcame the influence of a tremendously negative environment to achieve great success and intends to use his training to better the community in which he grew up.
C.
Dr. Sampson Davis and his two colleagues were able to become doctors due to a combination of hard work and luck; many Newark residents are not so fortunate.
D.
Access to healthcare for people living in high-crime, high-density urban areas is the primary concern of physicians who live and work in these underserved communities.

2.
PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A.
“’Growing up, I was surrounded by so much negative peer pressure and negativity, it wasn’t long before I became a part of that fabric.’” ( Paragraph 4)
B.
“'[I] committed an armed robbery when I was 17 1/2. And I often say 17 1/2 because had I been 18, my story would have been written differently.’” ( Paragraph 5)
C.
“’There has to be more programs that exist... to help the students matriculate through high school, through college, through medical school.’” ( Paragraph 8)
D.
“’And I think that’s a crime in itself You have to have some social consciousness to give back, to be a part of making it better tomorrow.’” ( Paragraph 9)

3.

How does the following phrase contribute to the development of the main ideas of the text: "'It was the Don Moses that I knew from childhood'" (Paragraph 6)?
A.
It illustrates how many people from underserved communities go down a negative path and it makes Davis’s ascent all the more remarkable by comparison.
B.
It demonstrates the impact the death of a childhood friend had on Davis, who would go on to become an emergency room physician.
C.
It shows that a life of crime will inevitably result in an untimely death or permanent incarceration.
D.
It advances the notion that Newark, New Jersey is an underserved city.

4.

What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A.
To emphasize the extent to which growing up in a negative environment can stunt a young person’s growth and development.
B.
To show people how doctors from all different backgrounds can work together to make a difference in the quality of healthcare nationwide.
C.
To inform and inspire people by sharing the narrative of a hard-working, compassionate person who prevailed over alarming circumstances to realize great success.
D.
To encourage more young people who have endured difficult childhoods to pursue careers in emergency medicine.

5.

How does Davis describe the relationship between growing up in Newark and returning to the city as a physician? Cite evidence from the text in your response.