SHOT VIII. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWE...

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VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She

was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their

family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean,

being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much

responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on

to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.

While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in

Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other

blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time,

Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his

sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next

fifteen months.

Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area.

To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while,

before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with

the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her

mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her

son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.