Which statement best characterizes this excerpt? A) The author describes the long-term effects of having a

bicycle as a child.

B) The author describes the long-term effects of women

riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth century.

C) The author describes the short-term effects of having a

bicycle as a child.

D$The author describes the short-term effects of women

riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth century.

Which statement best characterizes this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of

Change

When I was a kid, I took great pleasure in jumping on my

bike and riding to the corner candy store about half a mile

away. Although I had no knowledge of the part the bicycle

had played as a vehicle of change for turn-of-the-20th-

century women, I was acutely aware that it allowed this

1960s girl a unique measure of independence. On my bike,

I could break free of the bonds that held me in my

neighborhood to go buy Necco Wafers and candy

necklaces and Atomic FireBalls. If I felt particularly

adventurous, I could even ride a bit farther for a fresh ice-

cream cone at Applegate Farm

The author describes the long-term effects of having a

bicycle as a child.

The author describes the long-term effects of women

riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth century.

The author describes the short-term effects of having a

bicycle as a child

The author describes the short-term effects of women

riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth century.

The author describes the short-term effects of having a  bicycle as a child

Explanation:

The statement that best characterizes the excerpt is The author describes the short-term effects of having a  bicycle as a child .

The description used here is that of a young child who knows little about the consequences or effects of having a bicycle as he so succinctly put it, ""I had no knowledge of the part the bicycle  had played as a vehicle of change for turn-of-the-20th- century women."

Furthermore, the enjoyment gotten from riding the bicycle which was the ability to buy candy was short term which had no long term value.

the third answer

explanation:

because