According to the passage, the federal government was hesitant to pass child labor restrictions because

A. barons of industry bribed the judges on the Supreme Court.

B. officials were too busy with the Spanish-American War and World War I.

C. the plight of child labor affected only non-citizens.

D. too much government regulation of private industry is unconstitutional.

E. the state had already restricted the most severe forms of child labor.

The best substitute for the word susceptible as it is used in line 35 is

A. invulnerable.

B. prone.

C. cater.

D. carry.

E. safe.

Which choice best identifies the purpose of paragraph 2?

A. to describe the conditions in which child laborers worked

B. to persuade readers that more action should be taken to eliminate child labor

C. to show that previous generations were harder workers than present generations

D. to inform audiences that child labor still exists

E. to define child labor as it is used in the passage

Her ______ response successfully changed the subject, but failed to answer the original question.

Nathan took advantage of the child's ______ by telling him that a nickel is worth more than a dime because it is larger in size.

N V ADJ

She has felt great contempt for him ever since...

Irene challenged the patriarchal structure of the corporation by...

Charles accidentally ______ the rose bush with the lawnmower.

The women's rights movement had made great changes to the formerly ______ society.

The fanfare of approval prompted the gladiator to...

The spinning fan blades mangled...

The first-grade teacher worried that the order in the classroom would deteriorate into ______ if she left the children alone for a few minutes.

The old, dry barn is very susceptible to...

Though famous, the ______ tycoon always seemed to be one step ahead of the reporters and photographers.