Question

Read the excerpt from “Demon's Run.”

There were a lot of fights that day and a lot of claims stolen from their rightful owners. But Margaret rode Demon to the land office and filed the Wellcomb’s claim before she went back to sit next to the stake and wait for her family. The claim held.

Based on the historical context, why can Margaret’s actions be considered brave?

The land race occurred only once.
The land race took many days.
The land race was dangerous.
The land race split up families.

Answer 1

Answer:

The land race was dangerous. Option C

Explanation:

Since Margaret is a girl, rights were not the same back in the day. With that being said nobody wants her to do it because its dangerous. Also because she is not a boy.

Answer 2

Margaret’s actions can be considered brave because: The landrace was dangerous.

What is a Land Race?

A landrace is a claim for the ownership of land. Such races are very competitive. From the excerpt, we can see that although Margaret was a woman she bravely joined this race.

Thus, we can deduce that option C is right.

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