Question

Read this excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.

“To men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. To women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world.”

—"Woman and the Wheel," Munsey’s Magazine, May 1896

What is a logical prediction about the text that follows this introduction?

It will highlight nineteenth-century toys and machines.
It will compare horses and bicycles, as they are used for transportation.
It will highlight the historical significance of bicycles for women.

Answer 1

It will highlight the historical significance of bicycles for women.

Explanation: the quote contrasts men's view of the bicycle as a mere machine with women's view of it as a vehicle of freedom, so the passage likely discusses how bicycles changed women's lives.