Perspective and Making Inferences in Loom and Spindle — Quiz
Question 10 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle . I had been to school constantly until I was about ten years of age, when my mother, feeling obliged to have help in her work besides what I could give, and also needing the money which I could earn, allowed me, at my urgent request (for I wanted to earn money like the other little girls), to go to work in the mill. What inference can be drawn about children of the time period?
Answer
A
Families considered education more important than earnings.
B
Few children could afford to attend private elementary schools.
C
Many children joined the work force instead of attending school.
D
Parents imposed strict rules about children’s behavior in school.