Refer to the passage "The Arrival of Penny Postage." How did the changes in the British postal service affect the quantity of mail and the size of the government work force?
A. Both the quantity of mail and the size government work force rose.
B. The size of the government work force rose to prevent mail fraud, and the mail quantity decreased.
C. The new changes did not affect the size of the government, but the quantity of mail rose significantly.
D. The new changes did not affect the quantity of mail, but the size of government increased significantly.
E. The changes had no impact.
A
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