Which statement is accurate about Dr. Stanpole's role?

• A. He oversees the school sports program.
• B. He acts as the dorm supervisor.
• C. He is the narrator.
• D. He is the school physician who treats Finny after the fall.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is identifying a character’s function within the school setting. Dr. Stanpole is introduced as the school physician—the person responsible for medical care at the Devon School. After Finny’s fall, he arrives to examine Finny, diagnose the injury, and communicate the medical news, including the impact on Finny’s ability to participate in sports. That physician role is what defines his actions in the scene. He’s not the person in charge of sports programs, not a dorm supervisor, and not the narrator, which is why describing him as the school physician who treats Finny after the fall best captures his purpose.