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Most people do not know that Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America, was deaf. She began to lose her hearing when she was 17, and became almost totally deaf in her adulthood. Juliette married William Mackay Low and they went to England to live. Juliette became interested in the Girl Guides Association there. Juliette organized several Girl Guides troops in both England and Scotland. Since she could not do all the work herself, she had to ask other women to help her. Sometimes the women were reluctant to give their time due to family responsibilities. However, Juliette was a very determined woman. When the women refused, she would pretend that she didn't understand what they said. As a result, the women helped her in spite of being busy. When Juliette came back to America for a visit, she started the first Girl Guides troop in the country in her home town, Savannah. By the time she went back to England six months later, there were six Girl Guide troops in Savannah. At that time, the girls each made their own uniforms. In 1913, the Girl Guides changed its name to the Girl Scouts. Juliette Low came back to Savannah that same year. The main idea of this passage can best be stated as:

What do you infer from the passage?

  1. Juliette Low, a deaf woman, used determination and persistence to start Girl Scout troops all over the world.

  2. Juliette Low, a deaf woman, was very bumptious and always got what she wanted.

  3. Juliette Low, a deaf woman, travelled to many different places in her life time but ended up back in Savannah.

  4. Without Juliette, the Girl Scouts would still only be a British phenomenon.
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Explanation

Option (2) is too narrow and exaggerates Juliette's persistence. Option (3) is off the point. While it is true that she did travel, it is not the main idea of the story. While option (4) may be true, it is not the main focus of the passage. The correct answer is therefore (1).

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