Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle — Quiz
Question 7 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle . And we named our sunbonnets "log-cabins," and set our teacups (we drank from saucers then) in little glass tea-plates, with log-cabins impressed on the bottom. The part the Lowell mill-girls took in these and similar events serves to show how wide-awake and up to date many of these middle-century working-women were. Which statement best describes the narrator’s perspective in the excerpt?
Answer
A
She is proud of the mill-girls’ contribution to political events in her youth.
B
She is impressed by the fame that the mill-girls achieved in her youth.
C
She is sentimental about the friendships that have endured throughout her life.
D
She is amused by the unusual fashions that factory girls once wore.
Explanation
The narrator describes the mill-girls naming their sunbonnets and teacups after “log-cabins,” then says their participation in these events showed how “wide-awake and up to date” they were. This approving tone expresses pride in their contribution to political events during her youth. She is not mainly discussing their fame, lasting friendships, or unusual clothing.
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