1. The topic sentence in the passage is underlined as follows: "Quilt making has ... expression for women."
- The topic sentence discusses the role of quilt making in enabling women to self-express themselves.
2. The material that does not clarify or develop the central idea is: "They used dyed cotton fabrics ...; surprisingly, ... years."
- This statement has no relevance to the topic sentence. It digresses from the main topic to discuss the materials used for quilting instead of concentrating on the social, political, and artistic significance that quilting generates for women, as captured in the topic sentence.
Thus, the topic sentence captures the main idea of the passage. Other sentences help to develop and support the main idea.
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- This took place in the medieval times. I can infer this because women were still supposed to act a certain way. Not only that, but the guillotine was still being.
- The plot of the story is that Carpenters tried to take advantage of Goody Hibbins's wealth, so they overcharged her. She decided to take legal actions against them, and she won. which was a problem in society.
- She was falsely accused and her only crime is "having more wits than her neighbor".
- <u>Benevolence:</u> Respect
I can infer that the "benevolence" means kindness because after her husband died more problems were starting to occur. It also states, "Her fellow lost respect for her, but they still respected Mr. Hibbin's enough to let the matter rest-for a time.