1. Use the excerpt below to answer the question. The war effort's high demand for labor and patriotic fervor induced many women to join the labor force, boosting the size of the female work force by 57 percent during the war By 1980, 3 of 5 families had at least two household members in the labor force in most cases, the husband and the wife. “Working Wives and Mothers: What Happens to Family Life," Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1981

Which of these is the MOST likely reason for this trend?

A.) the need to relocate to find affordable housing

B.) the wish to maintain a standard of living

C.) the obligation to finance quality child care

D.) the essential role of higher education

The proposed downtown mall development will cause severe economic harm to our city. i, like everyone else here, am concerned about the troubled economy, and we all know the importance of job creation — especially here - but these concerns shouldn't push us to blindly support supposed "job creators" without first looking at the data. the truth is that when jobs are created in one place, they're usually destroyed somewhere else. studies have shown that for every job created by a mall, at least one job in a local business is lost. as the former owner of two long-standing small businesses in our community, i know all too well the power of these big commercial chains. my fellow citizens, we have watched this evil evolve for decades, and it's time to take a stand. these new chain stores may be able to offer lower prices on some goods, but they also take money out of our community to pay distant executives and shareholders. if we oppose what is the author's point of view?