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Developing Central Ideas in Wheels of Change, Part 5 — Quiz

Question 7 • 191 CR ELA 9

Which quotes and statistics from chapter 4 of Wheels of Change most develop the central idea that women bicycle racers were very competitive with each other? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
"When an assistant arrived she was wide awake, and laughing to herself to think what a figure she must have cut as over the fence she flew,” reported the St. Paul Daily Globe .
B
Many sustained injuries—at a race in 1881, five of the six female competitors had previously suffered at least one broken arm—but they kept coming back.
C
Even so, she "rode like a wild woman for at least an hour and a half" on night five, finally tiring and falling to fourth place.
D
More than 7,000 people watched the night Frankie Nelson set her 18-hour record in Minneapolis, and a good number of those in the stands were female.
E
"Bitter rivalry, that characteristic feminine trait, and the determination to 'get even' are seemingly the actuating motives," wrote the Times .

Explanation

B shows that the racers endured serious injuries and still returned to compete, suggesting strong determination. C describes a racer pushing herself intensely for an hour and a half while trying to keep up, even though she eventually fell to fourth place. E directly describes the rivalry and desire to beat one another, so these details best develop the idea that the women racers were highly competitive.

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