Today, Many College Graduates Find Themselves Unable to Afford the Costs

question 5

Multiple Choice

Today, many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. What good news about families can we take from this trend?

• A) It allows parents to have more of a say in their children's romantic lives.
• B) It places new burdens on women, who take on more responsibilities when they live with their parents.
• C) That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests that they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.
• D) College students today are taking less time to finish college and moving past the "student" phase of their lives more quickly than in the past.
• E) By living with their parents, these college graduates save money and demonstrate fiscal responsibility in ways that the past generation didn't.

---

Definitions:

Season Tickets

Long-term passes offered at a reduced rate, granting the holder access to a series of events or entry to a venue.

Price

The monetary equivalent expected, required, or delivered as a transaction for something.

Law of Demand

An economic principle stating that as the price of a good increases, the demand for that good decreases, and vice versa.

Steak

A cut of meat, typically beef, that is sliced perpendicular to the muscle fibers, often grilled or pan-fried.