Reading Quiz Question 1

Instructions
Read the question carefully and select the best answer.

What do the following lines
mainly reveal about the Constitution (paragraph 2)?

Read: But who are "We the People"? This question troubled the nation for centuries. As Lucy Stone, one of America's first advocates for women's rights,
asked in 1853: "We the People'? Which 'We the People'? The women were not included." Neither were white males who did not own property
American Indians, or African Americans-slave or free.

A. The writers of the
Constitution were not aware that other people living in America wanted rights.

B. The Constitution eventually included everyone it originally left out by 1853

C. For the first sixty-plus years, the Constitution only included property-owning white men.

D. Americans would have been better off had the Constitution given power to the courts or a king instead of the people.

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."