Organization and Historical Context in Wheels of Change, Part 6 — Quiz
Question 2 • 191 CR ELA 9
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change . For decades, Willard, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and many others, had been working toward increased political and economic rights for women. Now the bicycle brought a taste of independence to women on a very personal level, and some of them took the opportunity to express their discontent with old traditions and expectations. In August 1895, a cyclist named Ann Strong caused a stir when she compared the value of a bicycle to that of a husband in the Minneapolis Tribune. "I can't see but that a wheel is just as good company as most husbands," she declared. "I would as lief [sic] talk to one inanimate object as another; and I'd a great deal rather talk to one that can't answer than one that won't." What two ideas does Macy synthesize to create a new understanding in this excerpt?
Answer
A
women’s fight for political rights and their increased satisfaction with traditions
B
women’s fight for political rights and their decreased contentment in marriages
C
the invention of the bicycle and increased personal independence for women
D
the invention of the bicycle and decreased interest in women’s economic rights
Explanation
Macy connects the broader fight for women’s political and economic rights with the way bicycles gave women a personal sense of independence. Ann Strong’s comparison of a bicycle to a husband shows women voicing dissatisfaction with traditional expectations and marriage. Therefore, the excerpt synthesizes women’s fight for rights and decreased contentment in marriages.
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