1. Which quote from the second text fails to provide sufficient support for the author’s claim that J. C. Penney worked hard and proved himself as a merchandiser?
Responses
A. “Early in 1899, the owners offered Penney a permanent clerkship in their Evanston, Wyoming, store at a monthly salary of $50.”
A. “Early in 1899, the owners offered Penney a permanent clerkship in their Evanston, Wyoming, store at a monthly salary of $50.”
B. “By the end of the year, he had sold $28,898.11 worth of goods and showed a substantial profit.”
B. “By the end of the year, he had sold $28,898.11 worth of goods and showed a substantial profit.”
C. “Over the next three years he established twenty-eight new stores in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.”
C. “Over the next three years he established twenty-eight new stores in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.”
D. “Through bad investments in Florida real estate and banking, he lost almost his entire fortune of $40 million.”
D. “Through bad investments in Florida real estate and banking, he lost almost his entire fortune of $40 million.”
