Part A

Question

Which statements are central ideas of Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile?

Select the two correct answers.

Responses

Women during Mary's time had fewer career choices than men.
Women during Mary's time had fewer career choices than men.

Mary was a determined woman who sought new opportunities.
Mary was a determined woman who sought new opportunities.

Mary immediately won Mr. Dewey's recognition as a librarian.
Mary immediately won Mr. Dewey's recognition as a librarian.

Mary's parents did not support her wish to study languages in school.
Mary's parents did not support her wish to study languages in school.
Question 2
Part B

Which two details from the text best support the answers in Part A?

Responses

"Mary (or Miss Titcomb, as she was now called) loved nothing more than seeing people's eyes light up when she placed the perfect book in their hands."
"Mary (or Miss Titcomb, as she was now called) loved nothing more than seeing people's eyes light up when she placed the perfect book in their hands."

"Perhaps spurred on by Dewey's somewhat curt dismissal, Miss Titcomb, rather than give up, worked tirelessly over the next few years both to make a name for herself and to make a difference in her chosen profession."
"Perhaps spurred on by Dewey's somewhat curt dismissal, Miss Titcomb, rather than give up, worked tirelessly over the next few years both to make a name for herself and to make a difference in her chosen profession."

"Unfortunately, aside from teaching and nursing, not many careers were open to women in the mid-nineteenth century."
"Unfortunately, aside from teaching and nursing, not many careers were open to women in the mid-nineteenth century."

"Mary loved her time at the seminary. She graduated in 1873, but continued to study French and German there as an unmatriculated student for several more years."

Answer 1

Part A

The two correct answers that represent central ideas of Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile are:

1. Mary was a determined woman who sought new opportunities.
2. Women during Mary's time had fewer career choices than men.

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Part B

The two details from the text that best support the answers in Part A are:

1. "Perhaps spurred on by Dewey's somewhat curt dismissal, Miss Titcomb, rather than give up, worked tirelessly over the next few years both to make a name for herself and to make a difference in her chosen profession."

2. "Unfortunately, aside from teaching and nursing, not many careers were open to women in the mid-nineteenth century."