Question

“Is ‘the old-fashioned girl,’ with all that she stands for in sweetness, modesty, and innocence, in danger of becoming extinct?"—The Literary Digest, 1921
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following trends most likely prompted the Literary Digest to ask this question?

a. the unfair representation of women in silent films
b. the rapid rise of flapper fashions
c. the lifestyle that the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union promoted for young women
d. the illegal employment of women in bootlegging practices

Answer 1

b. the rapid rise of flapper fashions

Explanation: In the early 1920s the flapper movement—shorter skirts, bobbed hair, more liberated social behavior—prompted anxieties about traditional "old‑fashioned" women, making this trend the likely cause of the Literary Digest's question.