Question
Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before dinner, after their three o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frosting of sweat and sweet talcum…There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.
Which of the following could be inferred from the paragraph?
There were no stores in Maycomb County.
The pace of life was slow in Maycomb County.
The people in Maycomb County were ahead of their time.
Nothing existed outside of Maycomb County.
Which of the following could be inferred from the paragraph?
There were no stores in Maycomb County.
The pace of life was slow in Maycomb County.
The people in Maycomb County were ahead of their time.
Nothing existed outside of Maycomb County.
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The best inference from the paragraph is that **the pace of life was slow in Maycomb County**. The description of men's stiff collars wilting, ladies' bathing routines, and the mention of having "nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with" suggest a leisurely, unhurried lifestyle. The other options can be eliminated based on the information provided in the text.