Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle — Quiz
Question 3 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle . The working-hours of all the girls extended from five o'clock in the morning until seven in the evening, with one-half hour for breakfast and for dinner. Even the doffers were forced to be on duty nearly fourteen hours a day, and this was the greatest hardship in the lives of these children. What inference can be drawn about factory work of the time period of the excerpt?
Answer
A
Working hours could be adjusted based on workers’ ages.
B
Children were incapable of heavy labor, so production suffered.
C
Laws did not protect children from the demands of factory work.
D
Breaks were designed to allow families time to share meals.
Explanation
The excerpt says the girls worked from five in the morning until seven in the evening, with only half an hour each for breakfast and dinner. It also says even child doffers had to work nearly fourteen hours a day and calls this a major hardship. This suggests that laws did not adequately protect children from the demands of factory work.
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