Reread the passage about the mill girls, then answer the question.
How old were the mill girls?
A: Most were around twenty years old, some
were as young as ten, and others were
middle-aged.
B: Most were middle-aged, some were as young
as ten, and others were teenagers.
C: Most were around ten years old, some were
between sixteen and twenty-five years old.
and some were middle-aged.
The early millgirls were of different ages.
Some were not over ten years old; a few were
in middle life, but the majority were between
the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. The very
young girls were called "doffers". They
"doffed", or took off, the full bobbins from the
spinning-frames, and replaced them with
empty ones.
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