Middle- and Working-Class Families Often Supplemented Their Income by

question 19

Multiple Choice

Middle- and working-class families often supplemented their income by

• A) doing piecework at home in the evening.
• B) taking in boarders.
• C) working as maids or servants on their days off.
• D) running small businesses out of their homes.

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