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.
Which statement best characterizes this excerpt?
O The author describes the long-term effects of having
a bicycle as a child.
O The author describes the long-term effects of
women riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth
century.
O The author describes the short-term effects of
having a bicycle as a child.
O The author describes the short-term effects of
women riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth
century.