Question

read the excerpt from \keep things stirring.\
i have done a great deal of work, as much as a man,
but did not get so much pay. i used to work in the field
and bind grain, keeping up with the cradler, but men
doing no more got twice as much pay. so with the
german women: they work in the field and do as much
work, but do not get the pay.
which is a key idea that belongs in a summary of this
excerpt?
○ black women and german women both work in the
fields as hard as men.
○ the speaker has done a great deal of work, even
more than most men.
○ women who perform the same work as men get
paid half as much.
○ jobs such as keeping up with the cradler can be
done equally well by both men and women.

Explanation:

The excerpt states the speaker (a Black woman) and German women did the same amount of field work as men but received less pay, specifically men got twice as much for equal work.

• The first option incorrectly claims both groups work "as hard as men" (the text says equal work, not "as hard") and misframes the core point.
• The second option is wrong because the text says the speaker worked as much as men, not more.
• The fourth option focuses on job performance, which is not the key point; the excerpt centers on pay inequity for equal work.
• The third option captures the core key idea: women doing the same work as men are paid half as much (since men got twice the pay for equal work).

Answer:

C. Women who perform the same work as men get paid half as much.