Question

choose the one sentence in this excerpt that explains how people can tell if a dress was made by keckley. 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. a: she was very skilled at building a client network, which was very notable considering she was a black woman and previously enslaved. she consistently made friends with the right people and got them to help her, which was not only a testament to

Explanation:

The key - sentence should tell how to identify a Keckley - made dress. The first part of option A explains the general situation about labels and fabric, and then states that if official women in Washington who were her clients kept a journal and noted relevant details, it can be used to determine a Keckley dress. Option B is about her client - building skills and has nothing to do with identifying her dresses.

Answer:

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.