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
Switzer’s first participation in the Boston Marathon and her activism challenged people’s ideas about long-distance female runners.
B
After Switzer’s accomplishment in the first Boston Marathon, people stopped attempting to exclude female runners from marathons.
C
Men originally didn’t 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 “When she was discovered, after the marathon had already started, the race director tried to rip her bib numbers off her back.” ( Paragraph 2)

B “Bobbi Gibb hid in the bushes by the starting line and snuck into the mass of runners as they passed, finishing in 3:21:40.” ( Paragraph 6)

C “‘You’ll never have children,’ they said. ‘You’re going to get big legs. You’re going to grow hair on your chest.’” ( Paragraph 10)

D"'I have to finish this race now because if I drop out of this race, nobody’s going to believe that women are serious.’” ( 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 author’s main purpose in the article?
A
to highlight the unfair treatment of female runners before Switzer
B
to show how Switzer changed people’s 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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