Ellis Island National Monument Online: Text and Visual Details

Question 10 • FL-1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 A-CR

Which detail from "The Workers of Ellis Island" shows that Ellis Island was a processing center sensitive to the needs of immigrants?

Answer

Given the enormous amount of paperwork that needed to be done at Ellis Island, it comes as no surprise that dozens and dozens of clerks and stenographers were employed there.

The role of the doctors on Ellis Island was confined to the medical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the immigrants.

Besides conducting the line inspection, doctors played no role in deciding the fitness of a person to enter the country.

Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island. Many of these immigrant aid societies maintained permanent representatives on Ellis Island.

Explanation

The detail about immigrant aid societies offering help and keeping representatives on Ellis Island shows that the processing center responded to immigrants’ needs, not just their paperwork or medical examinations. Choice D describes direct assistance for immigrants. The other choices focus on clerical or medical duties rather than support for immigrants.

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