25. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 25: The Postwar Suburbs

**Quiz for Document 25.2: In the Suburbs Transcript (1957)**

Quiz for Document 25.2: In the Suburbs Transcript (1957)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. This description of the suburbs suggests that the people who settle here are seeking

to escape the irritations that come from city noise and close proximity to neighbors.

the happiness and chaos that comes with home ownership and parenthood.

large lots that will protect their privacy and facilitate home gardening.

clean air, safe water, low crime rates, and good schools.

2. What does Redbook mean when it describes young adults as “people in a certain living situation with particular interests and goals”?

People who live in the suburbs are a niche group with narrow interests.

Suburban inhabitants do not have much money to spend on consumer goods.

Redbook is the most popular magazine among suburban readers.

Selling products through Redbook will help vendors reach the suburban market.

3. Redbook’s promotional material was most likely intended to attract advertisers for which types of products?

Office products

Restaurant supplies

Products for the home

Clothes for career women

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