Question

Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.

What interested Pope, however, was a display in one of the English buildings, where two manufacturers from Great Britain presented the latest bicycles. Pope was tantalized by these bicycles, called high wheelers, which had huge wheels in the front and tiny ones in the back. A Civil War veteran and entrepreneur, he wondered about the machine's possibilities as both a business venture and a means of transportation. If only it didn't seem so impossible to ride. Pope dismissed the idea of investing in this new vehicle until he encountered another one the following spring, during a jaunt on a horse near his Massachusetts home. All at once, a man on a high wheeler sped by him. When Pope's horse couldn't catch the cyclist, even at a gallop, the businessman suddenly saw the potential of traveling on two wheels.

What chronology is described in the excerpt?

Pope’s first attempts to ride bicycles
Pope’s developing interest in bicycles
steps Pope follows to invest in the cycling industry
steps Pope follows to improve the high wheelers’ design

Answer 1

"Pope’s developing interest in bicycles."

Explanation: The passage recounts how Pope first saw high wheelers, dismissed them, then later changed his mind after seeing one outrun his horse—showing the progression of his interest rather than attempts to ride, investment steps, or design improvements.