Question

Read the following text from a historical novel. This excerpt is about Anne Morrow Lindbergh's 1931 flight to China.
Surrounded by reporters, photographers, and Movietone men with their whirring cameras, we waited as two mechanics made a final check of the Sirius. Charles was asked by male reporters about the technical difficulties of the challenging flight. I was asked by female reporters how I intended to set up housekeeping in a plane, even as my fingers nervously tapped out practice messages in the Morse code I had been studying for weeks—Engine failure. Send help. Location unknown. Not once was I queried about my technical skills, even though I was to be the radio operator on this trip. . . .
"Mrs. Lindbergh, what clothes are you taking on the trip?"
The previous text suggested that Lindbergh was disappointed in the questions reporters asked her. How does this historical novel build on or challenge that idea?
A. It emphasizes that Lindbergh was qualified to answer technical questions.
B. It suggests that Lindbergh did not want to answer technical questions.
C. It shows that Lindbergh preferred male reporters over female reporters.

Answer 1

A. It emphasizes that Lindbergh was qualified to answer technical questions.

The passage shows her practicing Morse code and notes she was the radio operator, yet reporters focused on domestic topics—highlighting her technical qualifications and her disappointment that those were ignored.