Structure and Style in The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects — Quiz
Question 7 • English Language Arts 12
Read the excerpt from Suffragists' "Great Demand" Banner. On October 20, Alice Paul was arrested and sentenced to seven months in jail. She and her companions were held in solitary confinement and denied counsel. Paul went on a hunger strike and was violently force-fed. Authorities confined her to a psychiatric ward in an effort to discredit her. On November 14, thirty women in the Workhouse Prison were beaten, threatened, and mistreated in what came to be known as the Night of Terror. The subsequent storm of critical publicity was such that the administration itself soon called for the release of all suffragist prisoners. Which sentence most accurately describes the sequence of events?
Answer
A
The negative press that followed the abuse of suffragist prisoners forced officials to release all suffragists from prison.
B
After her release from prison, Alice Paul went on a hunger strike that forced authorities to place her in a psychiatric ward.
C
Women were beaten in the Workhouse Prison because they refused to eat or to stay in solitary confinement.
D
Critical reports in the newspaper caused prison workers to mistreat women in the Workhouse Prison.
Explanation
The excerpt says the women were abused first, and the resulting critical publicity came afterward. That publicity was followed by the administration calling for the release of all suffragist prisoners, so A best describes the sequence. B reverses the order of Paul’s imprisonment and hunger strike, while D incorrectly says newspaper reports came before the abuse.
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