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Most girls from middleclass families chose to stay home after primary school, though some attended private Catholic finishing schools. There they learned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Mariaor her mother. By this time, she had began to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark. Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school , something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time, there were two types of high schools。s help, though for many years after, there was tension in the family. Maria39。 s father probably ______________. A) had very modern views about women B) had very traditional views about women C) had no opinion about women D) thought women could not learn La