Question 7 • *NBHS FL-1001070-M/J Language Arts 3 A
Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More.From the academy the boys of my class went to Union College at Schenectady. When those with whom I had studied and [competed] for prizes for five years came to bid me good-by, and I learned of the barrier that prevented me from following in their footsteps—"no girls admitted here"—my [annoyance and shame] knew no bounds.
Answer
A
Women were encouraged to seek a college education.
B
Women were mostly not interested in going to college.
C
Women were expected to go to college.
D
Women were often not allowed to seek a college education.
Explanation
The speaker’s male classmates could continue their education at Union College, but she was stopped by the rule “no girls admitted here.” This shows that women were often not allowed to seek a college education. The excerpt describes exclusion, not a lack of interest or an expectation that women attend college.
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