Question

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change.

"Bicycling by young women has helped to swell the ranks of reckless girls who finally drift into the standing army of outcast women of the United States," wrote Smith in a resolution issued by her group, the Women's Rescue League.

Which best describes Charlotte Smith’s viewpoint?

Women should not cycle until they are older.
Women should learn to cycle properly.
Women should avoid cycling.
Women should cycle only as a hobby.

Answer 1

Women should avoid cycling.

Smith’s statement blames young women’s bicycling for leading them into immoral behavior, so she opposes women bicycling.