The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Question

Part A
Using clues in “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator,” decide which of the following inferences best describes how Barrington Irving feels about accomplishing his solo flight around the world.

A. proud and satisfied
B. nervous but hopeful
C. scared but determined
D. excited yet disbelieving
Part B
Which excerpt from the text best supports your answer to Part A?

A. Then another dream took hold: flying solo around the world.
B. After 97 days, 26 stops, and dozens of thunderstorms, monsoons, snowstorms, and sandstorms, he touched down to a roaring crowd in Miami.
C. This "Journey for Knowledge" flight is scheduled to depart in 2013 and will make Irving the youngest person ever to fly to all seven continents.
D. "They told me it would take forever and I'd never come home. Well … guess what?"

Answer 1

Part A
A. proud and satisfied

Part B
B. After 97 days, 26 stops, and dozens of thunderstorms, monsoons, snowstorms, and sandstorms, he touched down to a roaring crowd in Miami.