The Amazing History of Shopping in America

Which line supports the idea that the Sears catalog changed Americans' way of life?

• "People once isolated in rural areas could now drive to cities to shop."

• "Women who painstakingly sewed clothes for their families by hand could now buy a sewing machine from Sears and save hours of time."

• "And by 1907, the company was raking in $50 million a year."

• "By 1894, it had expanded to include a dizzyingly long list of items."

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Which expresses the central idea of the timeline on pages 22-23?

• Railroads transformed America.

• America's railroads have improved over time.

• Transportation has been a factor in the ways people shop.

• Few people could afford early automobiles.

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Page 23 states that in the 1920s, "Sears knew its business needed to adapt." What was the result of Sears adapting to customers' needs?

• Sears struggled to stay in business.

• Sears remained successful for decades to come.

• Sears sold more catalogs than ever before.

• Sears is still thriving today.

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Page 25 says, "With that kind of speed, why bother trekking to a store?" Context clues reveal that trek means...

• to visit for a particular purpose.

• to walk or move in a leisurely manner.

• to operate a vehicle.

• to go on a long, difficult journey.

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In the same way that Sears and Roebuck realized that __________ made selling items to rural families possible, Jeff Bezos saw that ____________ would make it possible to sell items in a new way.

• automobiles; smaller computers

• general stores; credit cards

• the expansion of railroads and the postal service; the internet

• factories; drones

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Both articles support the idea that

• online shopping is harmful to the environment.

• online shopping is causing traditional brick-and-mortar stores to struggle.

• computers have gotten smaller over time.

• fewer people live on farms today than in the past.

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