Mr. matthew crabtree, called in; and examined. what age are you? -twenty-two. what is your occupation? -a blanket manufacturer. have you ever been employed in a factory? -yes. at what age did you first go to work in one? -eight. how long did you continue in that occupation? -four years. will you state the hours of labor at the period when you first went to the factory, in ordinary times? -from 6 in the morning to 8 at night. fourteen hours? -yes. with what intervals for refreshment and rest? -an hour at noon. when trade was brisk what were your hours? -from 5 in the morning to 9 in the evening. sixteen hours? -yes.. . during those long hours of labor could you be punctual; how did you awake? -i seldom did awake spontaneously; i was most generally awoke or lifted out of bed, sometimes asleep, by my parents. were you always in time? -no. what was the consequence if you had been too late? -i was most commonly beaten.. . and if you had been too late you were under the apprehension of being cruelly beaten? -i generally was beaten when i happened to be too late; and when i got up in the morning the apprehension of that was so great, that i used to run, and cry all the way as i went to the mill. background information: in 1832, a man named michael sadler ordered a parliamentary investigation into working conditions in textile factories. this is testimony from that investigation. at what age did mr. crabtree begin working at a factory? a) five b) eight c) sixteen d) twenty-two