I AM HANDING YOU 100 POINTS TO HELP THE ARTICLE IS CALLED "FIRST WOMAN TO WEAR A BOSTON BIB RACES AGAIN, 50 YEARS LATER"
1. PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?
A
Switzerâs first participation in the Boston Marathon and her activism challenged peopleâs ideas about long-distance female runners.
B
After Switzerâs accomplishment in the first Boston Marathon, people stopped attempting to exclude female runners from marathons.
C
Men originally didnât allow women to compete in long-distance marathons because they were afraid a woman would win.
D
While there were never any official rules that kept women from competing in marathons, people used fear and violence to dissuade them.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A âWhen she was discovered, after the marathon had already started, the race director tried to rip her bib numbers off her back.â ( Paragraph 2)
B âBobbi Gibb hid in the bushes by the starting line and snuck into the mass of runners as they passed, finishing in 3:21:40.â ( Paragraph 6)
C ââYouâll never have children,â they said. âYouâre going to get big legs. Youâre going to grow hair on your chest.ââ ( Paragraph 10)
D"'I have to finish this race now because if I drop out of this race, nobodyâs going to believe that women are serious.ââ ( Paragraph 17)
3. How do paragraphs 9-10 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
A
They reveal the facts that men used to frighten women away from competing in marathons.
B
They empathize with the inaccuracy of the myths surrounding long-distance female runners.
C
They stress the potential risks that women faced if they decided to participate in marathons.
D
They highlight how easy people were to trick when it came to myths about long-distance runners.
4. What is the authorâs main purpose in the article?
A
to highlight the unfair treatment of female runners before Switzer
B
to show how Switzer changed peopleâs beliefs about female runners
C
to prove that women are more capable runners than men
D
to illustrate how Switzer has benefited from competing in marathons
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