41. The word "drastically" in line 24 is closest in meaning to (A) frequently (B) exactly (C) severely (D) easily

44. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the United States was (A) the growing number of schools in frontier communities (B) an increase in the number of trained teachers (C) the expanding economic problems of schools (D) the increased urbanization of the entire country