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Section 71<br />

Practice Test Eleven<br />

965<br />

16. The passages differ in <strong>the</strong>ir evaluations of factory<br />

owners in that Passage 1 claims that<br />

(A) market conditions partially excuse <strong>the</strong> poor<br />

work environment created by factory owners<br />

(B) factory owners compensated society <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

reprehensible actions in <strong>the</strong> factory through<br />

philanthropic work<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> use of <strong>the</strong> Waltham-Lowell system<br />

enabled American factories to compete with<br />

European and Indian factories<br />

(D) factory regulations caused many health<br />

problems <strong>for</strong> workers<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> Waltham-Lowell system was superior to<br />

previous factory organization schemes<br />

17. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is an aspect of <strong>the</strong><br />

Waltham-Lowell system emphasized in Passage 2,<br />

but not in Passage 1?<br />

(A) The difficult conditions in factory boarding<br />

houses<br />

(B) The role of agents in factory life<br />

( C) Health hazards faced by factory girls<br />

(D) The demands of <strong>the</strong> families of factory girls<br />

(E) The role of safety supervisors on <strong>the</strong> factory<br />

floor<br />

18. Both passages mention which of <strong>the</strong> following<br />

aspects of 19th-century factory life?<br />

(A) The extensive demands of factory agents<br />

(B) The health problems caused by factory life<br />

under <strong>the</strong> Waltham-Lowell system<br />

( C) The demand that workers dress neatly<br />

(D) The superiority of working conditions in<br />

factories outside of New York State<br />

(E) The generosity of factory owners toward<br />

workers<br />

19. The author of Passage 1 would most likely agree<br />

with which of <strong>the</strong> following statements about <strong>the</strong><br />

"economic necessity" (line 106) cited by <strong>the</strong> author<br />

of Passage 2?<br />

(A) Such necessities cannot excuse <strong>the</strong> inhumane<br />

treatment of factory workers.<br />

(B) The results of <strong>the</strong>se necessities were likely<br />

more drastic in <strong>the</strong> United States than overseas.<br />

( C) These economic necessities resulted from<br />

<strong>the</strong> pressures created by <strong>the</strong> demands of <strong>the</strong><br />

families of factory workers.<br />

(D) The necessities <strong>for</strong>ced un<strong>for</strong>tunate compromises<br />

that could not easily be avoided.<br />

(E) These conditions were solely a result of<br />

pressure from European and Indian<br />

competitors.<br />

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