Where were girls from rich families often sent for education?

Correct answer: Convent

The direct answer is A, convent. In eighteenth-century France, education was not equally available to all girls. Families with money could often send their daughters to convents, where they could receive instruction along with religious training and discipline. Option A is correct because the textbook describes convents as an important educational opportunity for girls from rich families. Option B, the Bastille, was a fortress-prison and a symbol of royal authority, not a normal school. Option C, the Tuileries Palace, was a royal residence and political place, not an educational institution for these girls. Option D, the National Convention, was a revolutionary political assembly, not a school. Poor girls generally had far fewer chances to receive formal education, so class and gender both affected access. Memory cue: convent means a religious institution; in this chapter it is linked with education for privileged girls, not with revolutionary government.