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For two hundred years the lane was called Gallows Lane. In 1901 the residents petitioned the council to rename it, saying that no one would buy a house on a street with such a name, and it became Meadow Lane. The old name survives on one iron sign, which the council forgot to remove.
According to the text, why did the residents want the lane renamed?
- A. They believed the old name put off house buyers.Correct
- B. The gallows had been moved.
- C. The council ordered the change.
- D. The lane had become a meadow.
Answer: A. They believed the old name put off house buyers.
No one would buy a house on Gallows Lane.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The gallows had been moved.
- Not mentioned.
- C. The council ordered the change.
- The residents petitioned; the council agreed.
- D. The lane had become a meadow.
- The new name was a choice, not a description.
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