Question

Read the following quote from the article.

"We know it's not a magical device, but he's starting first grade and we want to feel a little better
about putting him on a school bus each day," said Donahue, 'age 38, a librarian at Prairie View
A&M University near Houston.

"What we really need is gun reform. But our lawmakers are not
moving at the speed parents need them to, so this is the best we can do."

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the quote above?

(A) Some parents buy bulletproof backpacks as a political statement to lawmakers that gun reform is
needed.

(B) Some parents buy bulletproof backpacks because they feel it is the only option they have now to protect
their children.

(C) Some parents think gun reform is needed because they know that bulletproof backpacks are not
effective devices.

(D) Some parents buy bulletproof backpacks because they doubt that lawmakers will ever act on the issue
of gun reform

Answer 1

(B) Some parents buy bulletproof backpacks because they feel it is the only option they have now to protect

their children.

Answer 2

(B) Some parents buy bulletproof backpacks because they feel it is the only option they have now to protect their children.

Step-by-step explanation:

AS school shootings are happening more often, and as our legislative powers aren´t doing enough to pretect the children and students, the parents of those students are buying bulletproof backpacks as they feel that that is the only mean they have to protect their kids from something that the government has failed to protect them on its own.