Answer:
Based on the excerpt, the best answer is:
1. a rise in the popularity of bicycles.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt, the rise in the popularity of bicycles helped freeing women from heavy clothes and undergarments. Since they would hinder women who wished to ride bicycles, corsets, long dresses, and bulky undergarments were quickly substituted by healthier, lighter pieces of clothing that allowed women to ride bicycles easily.
The statement above is FALSE.
When Dustan was coming back home in the night, he decided to check Silas Manner in order to borrow a lantern and to also use the opportunity to talk to him about borrowing money. When Dustan got to Silas house, it met the room empty with a meat cooking on the fire. Dustan wondered if Silas is dead, he then looked for his money, took it and went out of the house quickly.
