Question

Which inference about Maren’s motivations is most strongly supported by the text, considering both her internal reflections and her interactions with the examiners?
Responses
She seeks the profession not for prestige but because she values discovery .
She seeks the profession not for prestige but because she values discovery .
She hopes to impress her parents by choosing a respected occupation.
She hopes to impress her parents by choosing a respected occupation.
She wants to replace the explorer who vanished and continue his exact journey.
She wants to replace the explorer who vanished and continue his exact journey.
She believes becoming a cartographer will allow her to avoid difficult decisions.
She believes becoming a cartographer will allow her to avoid difficult decisions.
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Answer 1

She seeks the profession not for prestige but because she values discovery.

Evidence: Maren’s internal reflections repeatedly emphasize curiosity about maps, routes, and the unknown and her desire to find and record truth rather than gain status. In her exchanges with the examiners she stresses accuracy, questions, and the work itself rather than talking about fame or parental approval, which shows discovery — not prestige or avoidance of hard choices — is her primary motive.