Question
Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.
To do this, Arnold needed to command West Point. Instead, Washington offered him an active field command. “Upon this information his countenance changed and he appeared to be quite fallen,” Washington later recalled. Due to Arnold’s leg injury, Washington relented. On August 3, 1870, Arnold assumed command of West Point.
Arnold promptly contacted Clinton and Andre. Arnold’s price tag for giving up West Point to the British was twenty thousand pounds – about one million dollars today.
Completing the plan called for Arnold to meet Andre in the no man’s land between American and British lines. Clinton agreed, but only if Andre wore his uniform and stayed outside American lines. Then if Andre was caught, he could be exchanged as a prisoner, instead of executed as a spy.
What do you infer about Arnold’s leg injury?
He fell down from a tower.
He fought the enemy and hurt his leg.
He played it up in order to get what he wanted.
He played games often and got hurt.
To do this, Arnold needed to command West Point. Instead, Washington offered him an active field command. “Upon this information his countenance changed and he appeared to be quite fallen,” Washington later recalled. Due to Arnold’s leg injury, Washington relented. On August 3, 1870, Arnold assumed command of West Point.
Arnold promptly contacted Clinton and Andre. Arnold’s price tag for giving up West Point to the British was twenty thousand pounds – about one million dollars today.
Completing the plan called for Arnold to meet Andre in the no man’s land between American and British lines. Clinton agreed, but only if Andre wore his uniform and stayed outside American lines. Then if Andre was caught, he could be exchanged as a prisoner, instead of executed as a spy.
What do you infer about Arnold’s leg injury?
He fell down from a tower.
He fought the enemy and hurt his leg.
He played it up in order to get what he wanted.
He played games often and got hurt.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Based on the context provided in the paragraph, the most reasonable inference about Arnold's leg injury is that "He played it up in order to get what he wanted." This is suggested by Washington's relenting decision to let Arnold command West Point due to his leg injury, indicating that Arnold may have used his injury to influence Washington's decision in his favor.