Central Ideas in Eleanor Roosevelt's "What I Hope to Leave Behind"
Question 4 • SS-English Language Arts 7
Read this excerpt from “What I Hope to Leave Behind.”I feel that if holding a job will make a woman more of a person, so that her charm, her intelligence, and her experience will be of greater value to the other lives around her, then holding a job is obviously the thing for her to do. Sometimes a woman works not only to make money and to develop her personality, and be more of a person in herself, but also because she is conscious that she wishes to make some kind of contribution in a larger field than that of her home surroundings.
Answer
A
learn new values that will aid her pursuing a career and raising a family.
B
contribute meaningfully to both her own growth and the growth of the community.
C
find experiences that will make her more interesting to those who know her.
D
develop new ways to be more charming and intelligent.
Explanation
The excerpt says a woman may work to develop her personality and become more fully herself, while also making a contribution beyond her home. That matches choice B: “contribute meaningfully to both her own growth and the growth of the community.”
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