Question

krupabai satthianadhan was an indian author who wrote about growing up in india in the late 1800s.
from memoir of krupabai satthianadhan
1 there it was found that instead of being, as she feared, more backward than the other scholars of her own age, she was too far in advance of them to be placed in any of the classes. she was therefore allowed to pursue her own course of study. she thus fell under the influence of an american lady doctor,—a person of much originality and force of character and this circumstance led eventually to her choice of a profession.
2 krupabai’s remarkable talents and her desire to study medicine induced her english friends to think of sending her to england to complete her education there. she herself was most anxious to go, but it was feared that her constitution was not sufficiently strong to bear the strain of severe study in a climate which, to her, would have been most trying. the medical college in madras had just then opened its doors to women,—the first school of medicine in india to adopt this liberal policy,—and her friends decided to send her there.
(from \memoir of krupabal satthianadhan\ by mrs. h. b. grigg, in kamala: a story of hindu life by mrs. s. satthianadhan)
this sentence is from the passage.
\she thus fell under the influence of an american lady doctor,—a person of much originality and force of character and this circumstance led eventually to her choice of a profession.\ (paragraph 1)
what does the sentence most clearly imply about krupabai?

1. she became a doctor to inspire other women to make the same career decision.
2. she wanted to become a doctor to prove that she was as capable as any other woman.
3. she decided to become a doctor because she was impressed by another woman who was a doctor.
4. she felt she had little choice about becoming a doctor after meeting another woman who was a doctor.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The sentence doesn't mention inspiring other women, so eliminate.
• Option 2: There's no info about proving capability to other women, eliminate.
• Option 3: The sentence says she "fell under the influence" of the American lady doctor (who had originality and force of character) and this led to her profession choice. This matches being impressed by the female doctor.
• Option 4: The phrase "little choice" is incorrect; the text shows influence, not lack of choice.

Answer:

1. She decided to become a doctor because she was impressed by another woman who was a doctor.