Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle — Quiz
Question 10 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle . I had been to school constantly until I was about ten years of age, when my mother, feeling obliged to have help in her work besides what I could give, and also needing the money which I could earn, allowed me, at my urgent request (for I wanted to earn money like the other little girls), to go to work in the mill. What inference can be drawn about children of the time period?
Answer
A
Families considered education more important than earnings.
B
Few children could afford to attend private elementary schools.
C
Many children joined the work force instead of attending school.
D
Parents imposed strict rules about children’s behavior in school.
Explanation
The narrator says she had attended school until about age ten, then left to work in a mill because her family needed help and the money she could earn. This suggests that many children entered the workforce rather than continuing their schooling. The excerpt does not mention private schools or strict rules about behavior.
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