Question

Read the excerpt from "Lewis Hine Helps a Nation See the Light."

Once inside a factory, Hine quickly got to work photographing children. He also talked to them, using a small notebook to record as much information as possible about their working conditions, education, and ages. He even measured the children's height by using the buttons of his coat. One example from his notebook reads, "Furman Owens, twelve years old. Can't read. Doesn't know his ABC's. Said, 'Yes I want to learn, but can't when I work all the time.'"

Which statement gives a historical detail that can clarify a reader's understanding of the excerpt?

Children lost all interest in going to school because they were making so much money working.
Children did not get the chance to go to school because they had to work every day from morning to evening.
Children did not have to go to school because they were being taught at home by their parents.
Children decided not to go to school because they had so much fun during their free time.

Answer 1

Children did not get the chance to go to school because they had to work every day from morning to evening.

This matches the notebook quote saying the child wanted to learn but couldn't because he worked all the time, clarifying that child labor kept children out of school.