What is the correct way to use quotation marks when quoting passages of more than one paragraph?

a.
use quotation marks at the beginnings of all paragraphs, but not at the ends.

b.
use quotation marks at the beginnings of all paragraphs, and at the end of the last paragraph only.

c.
use quotation marks at the beginnings and ends of all paragraphs.

d.
use quotation marks at the beginning of the first paragraph only, and at the ends of all paragraphs.

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt