Alexandra matured out when she decided
A) not to bring her beloved teddy bear along when she moved into the college dorm.
B) to switch from drinking nonalcoholic to alcoholic beverages when out on dates.
C) that she was too old for scouting when she celebrated her 18th birthday.
D) to give up smoking when she found out that she was pregnant.
Question 2
Paul, a 24-year-old has been binge drinking and chain smoking since he was 18. As he matures into his mid- and late-20s, what is the likely trajectory of those risky habits?
A) Both will decline slowly.
B) The binge drinking will decline rapidly, and the chain smoking will decline slowly.
C) Both will continue at the same rate as in the present.
D) The binge drinking will decline slowly but the chain smoking will continue.
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Teddy Roosevelt addressing a crowd in 1902.