Question

Read this statement about the passage.
Third-class passengers were treated as lesser citizens on the ship.
Which sentence from the passage best supports this statement?

A.
Just before midnight on April 15, 1912, Ann was returning to her berth from a party in the third-class general room.

B.
In all, 2,228 people made the trip, although the Titanic’s lifeboats had room for only 1,200.

C.
During normal times, locked gates kept third-class passengers from wandering around in the second- and first-class areas.

D.
The third-class cabins were the first to take on water, so many of those passengers raced to the foot of the stairs that led to the upper decks.

Answer 1

C. "During normal times, locked gates kept third-class passengers from wandering around in the second- and first-class areas." This shows they were restricted and treated as lesser.