Question

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q: you mentioned it’s difficult to attribute clothes to keckley. why is that?
a. at the time, no labels or tags were used. and because fabric was so expensive, dresses were often taken apart and reconstructed as a completely different dress using the same material. she made clothes for many official women in washington, so one way to determine a keckley dress is if any of those women kept a journal and noted that kind of detail within it.
according to the selection, which two aspects make it difficult to know if keckley made the clothes left from the first lady’s collection?
a clothes were often shared among people
b there were several designers at that time.
c she liked several different styles.
d they did not use tags on the clothes.
e fabrics were often reused.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The text mentions no labels/tags and fabric reuse (dresses taken apart/reconstructed), so sharing clothes isn't the main reason here. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The text doesn't mention multiple designers as a reason for attribution difficulty. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The text doesn't discuss her liking different styles as a factor. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The text states "no labels or tags were used", which matches this option.
• Option E: The text says "fabric was so expensive, dresses were often taken apart and reconstructed... using the same material", meaning fabrics were reused, which matches this option.

So the correct options are D and E.

Answer:

D. They did not use tags on the clothes
E. Fabrics were often reused