What is the central idea of the excerpt? african girls are not educated as well as their boy peers. the chores assigned to african girls hinder their ability to go to school. bicycles enable african girls to attend school despite their busy schedules. commuting to school and work by bicycling is becoming an african tradition

It's probably C. im taking a chance and if i get it wrong. then ill edit this.

Explanation:

the answer is: the start of world war i, and russia’s hopes of benefiting from it

during world war i russian joined due to in their current crisis they were being supported by france and the war was already declared to them by germany, they needed to maintain their political goal and leadership role in the balkans, and is the same feeling that this excerpt evoke the eager of maintain the land value.

the flighty purpose never is o'ertook / unless the deed go with it"