Question

Read this excerpt from I Never Had It Made.

Unknown to most people and certainly to me, after launching a major scouting program, Branch Rickey had picked me as that player. The Rickey talent hunt went beyond national borders. Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries where dark-skinned people lived had been checked out. . . .

In August 1945, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, I was approached by Clyde Sukeforth, the Dodger scout. Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go through life walking a tightrope to prevent too much disillusionment. I was out on the field when Sukeforth called my name and beckoned. He told me the Brown Dodgers were looking for two ballplayers, that Branch Rickey had heard about me and sent him to watch me throw from the hole. He had come at an unfortunate time. I had hurt my shoulder a couple of days before that, and I wouldn't be doing any throwing for at least a week.

Which detail best supports the idea that Jackie Robinson is skeptical about change?

"Unknown to most people and certainly to me, after launching a major scouting program, Branch Rickey had picked me as that player."
"Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries where dark-skinned people lived had been checked out."
"In August 1945, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, I was approached by Clyde Sukeforth, the Dodger scout."
"Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities."

Answer 1

"Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities."

This line explicitly says Robinson (and other Black people) are cynical about change yet cautious — showing skepticism while still allowing for possibilities.