Read the passage.
excerpt from Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly
In hall 7 there are Mrs. Kroener, Miss Fitzpatrick, Miss Finney,
and Miss Hart. I did not see as cruel treatment as down-stairs,
but I heard them make ugly remarks and threats, twist the
fingers and slap the faces of the unruly patients. The night
nurse, Conway I believe her name is, is very cross. In hall 7, if
any of the patients possessed any modesty, they soon lost it.
Every one was compelled to undress in the hall before their own
door, and to fold their clothes and leave them there until
morning. I asked to undress in my room, but Miss Conway told
me if she ever caught me at such a trick she would give me
cause not to want to repeat it.
Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this
narrative.
How does this paragraph develop author Nellie Bly's claim that
the patients at Blackwell's Island were ill-treated?
It demonstrates that the patients saw each other as
individuals with feelings.
It implies that the doctors were not actively involved
in patient care.
It shows that even in the quieter ward, the nurses
used threats and violence.
It describes what conditions were like in the worst
parts of the hospital.