The primary purpose of the passage is to

According to the passage, which of the following factors distinguishes an indirect purchase from other purchases?

Which of the following can be inferred about supplier partnerships, as they are described in the passage?

Which of the following best describes the relation of the second paragraph to the first?

The author mentions the "aftermath of the Mount Saint Helens eruption" most likely in order to

The author mentions the seamstresses' view of guild membership as a "mark of independence from the patriarchal family" primarily in order to

It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following was true of seamstresses employed by relatives who were members of the tailors' guild?

According to the passage, one source of dissatisfaction for Parisian seamstresses after the establishment of the seamstresses' guild was that

The primary purpose of the passage is to

The passage cites all of the following as differences between firms using build strategies and firms using harvest strategies EXCEPT