Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle

Question 1

What characteristics of a memoir are present in this excerpt? Check all that apply.

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It uses first-person point of view.; It describes a personal experience.; It reveals the author’s emotions.

Question 2

Which quotations reveal the author’s perspective on the events in her memoir? Check all that apply.“We all, except the baby, went to school every day.”“Naturally I took sides with the strikers.”“I was more proud than I have ever been.” “My father was a carpenter.” “We were paid two dollars a week.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“Naturally I took sides with the strikers.”; “I was more proud than I have ever been.”

Question 3

Which statement best reflects the narrator’s perspective on the boarders?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Robinson feels like an equal, even though she is the only girl.

Question 4

Which details from the passage reveal historical context? Check all that apply.

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Girls worked long hours in the mill.; Some women who once worked at the mill later fought for child labor laws.; Eventually, children’s working hours were limited to ten hours per day.

Question 5

Read the passage. Consider the narrator’s perspective and the historical context. How does the narrator’s perspective influence her actions? Why does the narrator feel proud of her actions?

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She believes that the girls should go on strike.; Selection 1: She believes that the girls should go on strike.; Selection 2: She advanced the cause of women’s rights.

Question 6

✔ She advanced the cause of women’s rights.She proved that girls should not work in mills.She won women the right to vote.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She advanced the cause of women’s rights.

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