Part A

Which statement is a main idea of Mesmerized?

A:Dr. Mesmer learns from Charles to do most of his work with patients.
B:Dr. Mesmer pretends to be mysterious to make his patients like him.
C:Dr. Mesmer and Benjamin Franklin are very different people.
D:Dr. Mesmer relies on patients’ imaginations to make them believe in his power.

Question 2

Part B

Which key detail from the text best supports the answer in Part A?

A:“But soon all of Paris was abuzz about somebody new. Someone remarkable — thrilling — and definitely strange. Someone called... Dr. Mesmer.”
B: “Ben watched a group of patients being mesmerized by Dr. Mesmer's helper, Charles.”
C: “Dr. Mesmer said this force streamed from the stars and flowed into his wand. When he stared into his patients' eyes and waved the wand, things happened."
D: “Dr. Mesmer was as different from Ben Franklin as a fancy layered torte was from a homemade apple pie.”