Organization and Historical Context in Wheels of Change, Part 6
Question 5 • 25-26 CA-English Language Arts 9 A
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change.Poets and writers also explored the impact of the wheel and the changing dynamics between the sexes that it helped bring about. Magazines and some newspapers regularly published poetry and short stories at that time, and cycling was a popular theme. In 1893, poet Madeline S. Bridges celebrated the female cyclist's new freedom by contrasting her with the maidens of the past who used wheels to spin thread.
Answer
A
a development in world events
B
a development in technology
C
a shift in national politics
D
a shift in society and its values
Explanation
The excerpt describes how bicycles gave women greater freedom and changed relationships between the sexes. That is a change in social roles and attitudes, not a shift in politics or a major world event. Although the wheel is technology, the passage focuses on its effects on society, so the best answer is “a shift in society and its values.”
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