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A mountain of textbooks, notes, and worksheets stared at Margarita from her messy desk. Medical school was so much more difficult than she had ever imagined. Since she was a little girl and her grandfather suffered a heart attack in a restaurant, Margarita had known that she wanted to be a doctor. Back then, she said she wanted to be a “heart doctor,” but now she knew the correct term was “cardiologist.”

Her eyes felt weary, and she had a huge headache. But Margarita studied for another hour. She went to bed at 10 p.m., waking up at 6 a.m. and studying again as soon as she finished breakfast.

Two Years Later

Now in her third year of medical school, Margarita was used to the piles of homework and weekly tests. But it still hadn’t become any easier. She often turned down invitations to go out and stayed in her dorm Saturday nights reading her textbooks.

“Sometimes I just want to quit,” Margarita confessed to her mother on the phone one night. “But then I think of Grandpa, and I know I have to do this for him.”

Graduation Day

Margarita stood up proudly as her name was called, straightening her posture and walking to receive her medical diploma. All those weekends spent studying and all the hundreds of thousands of words she had read were all worth it. Margarita had earned the title of “doctor” and no one could take that away from her. Picturing her grandfather’s dimpled smile, she whispered to herself, “I’m not just a heart doctor, I’m a doctor with heart.”


Questions
How does the author convey the theme of the story?

The author includes the perspective of the head of the medical school.

The author shows the conflict between Margarita and her grandfather.

The author describes Margarita’s messy desk in detail.

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The author describes Margarita’s messy desk in detail.

Explanation: The description of the mountain of textbooks, notes, and worksheets (and her long study hours and sacrifices) shows her hard work and perseverance, which conveys the story’s theme. The other options are not supported by the text.