7) Why did Hovstad hold over Dr. Thomas Stockmann's article for the the newspaper?
A)
Hovstad was worried about the sanitary conditions of
the Baths.
B)
Hovstad thought that the article needed more
information before it was published.
Hovstad wanted to get Peter Stockmann's opinion
before the article appeared in the newspaper.
D)
Hovstad felt that the citizens would be more
interested in the new Baths in the spring rather than
the winter.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?