Word Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3
Question 2 • 25-26 TX-Literary Genres
Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change.Smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. Her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. The Reverend Dr. A. Stewart Walsh, a respected clergyman in New York City and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle declaring, "I have associated with thousands of riders . . . and I have not seen among them . . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league."
Answer
A
agreed that women should avoid riding bicycles.
B
disagreed about whether women should ride bicycles.
C
disagreed about whether it was safe for women to ride bicycles.
D
agreed that women should ride bicycles only as a hobby.
Explanation
Smith blamed bicycles for harming women’s health, morals, and religious devotion, implying that women should not ride them. Walsh defended cyclists, saying he had seen nothing among them as indecent as the accusations against them. They disagreed about whether women should ride bicycles.
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