Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.

Which of the following ideas does this evidence from the text support?

a. The newspaper Bly worked for was in trouble for publishing her reports.
b. The crimes committed at the asylum against the patients were serious
c. The crimes committed at the asylum were simple to prosecute
d. Bly and other reporters needed help uncovering more evidence against the asylum

1 answer

The evidence from the text supports the idea:

b. The crimes committed at the asylum against the patients were serious.

This is likely supported by the context of Bly’s undercover investigation and the purpose behind exposing the abuse within the asylum.