Question

(B)

(C)
(D)
vgirls could ride and rope just as well as the boys.
Cowgirls participated along with men at the local rodeos.
Families depended on teamwork; both boys and girls needed ranch
skills.
According to the passage, why were female athletes from the West treal
differently from female athletes from the East?
(B)
Girls and women were able to compete right along with the m.
competitors.
(A) Life in the West made women more suitable for strenuous rod
events.
(C)
Many Eastern women were serious competitors only in the Olym
events.
Expectations were different for females from each area of the Unit
States.
(D) Husbands and fathers prohibited Eastern women from competing
events.

Answer 1

According to the passage, female athletes from the West were treated differently from female athletes from the East because life in the West made women more suitable for strenuous rodeo events, and they were able to compete right along with the male competitors. In contrast, many Eastern women were only serious competitors in Olympic events, and expectations were different for females from each area of the United States. Husbands and fathers did not necessarily prohibit Eastern women from competing in events.