Question

learn the key words
anesthesia (an as thē zhə) loss of the feeling of pain or sensation the patient had to be put under anesthesia before the doctor could begin the operation.
anesthetic (an as thět ǐk) a substance that causes anesthesia ether has been used as an anesthetic for many years.
array (ə rā) orderly arrangement; a display the druggist arranged an array of drugs on the shelf.
sensitive (sen sə tiv) easily affected or influenced the large bruise on the patients arm was sensitive to the doctors touch.
surgeon (sûr jən) a physician who specializes in doing operations the surgeon asked the nurse for a mask and began the operation.
surgery (sûr jər ē) the science of treating diseases and injuries by operations dr. warren specialized in the practice of surgery.
preview:

1. read the title.
2. look at the picture.
3. read the first three paragraphs of the selection.
4. then answer the following question.

you learned from your preview that
a. many patients survived the primitive operations.
b. cancha was screaming because the sun was in her eyes.
c. patients were doomed to die from the lack of anesthetic.
d. occasionally, a patient would survive an operation.
turn to the comprehension check on page 19 for the right answer.
now read the selection

Explanation:

Based on the keywords about anesthesia, surgeon, and surgery, we can infer that in the past without anesthetics, patients were at high - risk during operations. Option c is consistent with the idea that the lack of anesthetic often led to patient deaths. There is no information in the preview to support options a, b, and d.

Answer:

c. patients were doomed to die from the lack of anesthetic