Answer of Section 3, Question 8

As a proponent of women's traditional roles, Sarah Hale was adamantly against women's suffrage as thrusting women into an improper sphere; yet she ______ female textile strikers when they publicly protested their mistreatment at mills.

官方解說：

The word "yet" as its used in the sentence indicates that there's some tension between Sarah Hale being "adamantly against women's suffrage" and her reaction toward the "female textile workers when they publicly protested their mistreatment at mills." A positive reaction toward the female textile workers would supply this tension. Of the answer choices, only "supported" and "championed" describe positive reactions and create sentences that are alike in meaning. "Opposed" and "championed" also create sentences that are alike in meaning, but they fail to provide the necessary tension.

Thus the correct answer is supported and championed.

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