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23 October, 17:21

Read the following passage:

He saw her as a wounded dove, but to those who viewed her without Vincent's compassion, she was a tough,

uneducated woman of the streets with a face scarred by smallpox, a grating voice, a five-year-old daughter, and a

grasping family.

What is the meaning of the word smallpox in this passage?

a contagious disease that leaves scars on your face

a small child

a type of flu

broken bones that didn't quite heal correctly

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  1. 23 October, 17:42
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    A contagious disease that leaves scars on your face.

    Explanation:

    If you plug in all the other options into the passage, they do not make sense. Plus, smallpox is a disease that disfigures the body with bumps. Saying that the lady was had ' ... a face scarred by smallpox ... ' goes with the first option.
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