Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

It is easy to see the concrete details that trap the suburban housewife, the continual demands on her time. But the chains that bind her in her trap are chains in her own mind and spirit. They are chains made up of mistaken ideas and misinterpreted facts, of incomplete truths and unreal choices. They are not easily seen and not easily shaken off.

Based on the underlined portion of this excerpt from Friedan's "The Problem That Has No Name," what inference can the reader logically draw?

A:The author believes that women must join together to change government policy.

B:The author believes that husbands are trapping their wives in the suburban lifestyle.

C:The author believes that women are capable of finding a solution to the problem.

D:The author believes that husbands should let their wives visit mental health professionals.

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Melvin Rogers

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3 June, 08:02

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

It is easy to see the concrete details that trap the suburban housewife, the continual demands on her time. But the chains that bind her in her trap are chains in her own mind and spirit. They are chains made up of mistaken ideas and misinterpreted facts, of incomplete truths and unreal choices. They are not easily seen and not easily shaken off.

Based on the underlined portion of this excerpt from Friedan's "The Problem That Has No Name," what inference can the reader logically draw?

A:The author believes that women must join together to change government policy.

B:The author believes that husbands are trapping their wives in the suburban lifestyle.

C:The author believes that women are capable of finding a solution to the problem.

D:The author believes that husbands should let their wives visit mental health professionals.

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Linda Frederick · Answer 1

C:The author believes that women are capable of finding a solution to the problem.

There are no underlined portions of the excerpt. However, the passage does not infer anywhere that the husbands are to blame for women being trapped in their suburban lifestyle. The author blames it on a problem with no name that exists in the women's mind and spirit. We also don't see in this part of the passage that the author is calling for a change to government policy or women to band together.

Antoine Perry · Answer 2

I think that the correct answer is:

C: The author believes that women are capable of finding a solution to the problem.