Text Structures in Wheels of Change, Part 2 — Quiz
Question 15 • CP English Language 1
Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy. What interested Pope, however, was a display in one of the English buildings, where two manufacturers from Great Britain presented the latest bicycles. Pope was tantalized by these bicycles, called high wheelers, which had huge wheels in the front and tiny ones in the back. A Civil War veteran and entrepreneur, he wondered about the machine's possibilities as both a business venture and a means of transportation. If only it didn't seem so impossible to ride. Pope dismissed the idea of investing in this new vehicle until he encountered another one the following spring, during a jaunt on a horse near his Massachusetts home. All at once, a man on a high wheeler sped by him. When Pope's horse couldn't catch the cyclist, even at a gallop, the businessman suddenly saw the potential of traveling on two wheels. What chronology is described in the excerpt?
Answer
A
Pope’s developing interest in bicycles
B
Pope’s first attempts to ride bicycles
C
steps Pope follows to improve the high wheelers’ design
D
steps Pope follows to invest in the cycling industry
Explanation
The excerpt describes how Pope’s interest in bicycles develops over time. He first sees high wheelers at an exhibition but dismisses investing in them because they seem difficult to ride. The next spring, seeing a cyclist ride faster than his galloping horse convinces him of their potential. So the chronology is Pope’s developing interest in bicycles, not attempts to ride or steps to improve their design.
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