The best inference from the excerpt is that Clara’s mother was also daring as a young girl. This is supported by her sharing a personal story of disobedience and risk-taking when she rode a high-spirited horse against her father's wishes, suggesting that she relates to Clara's adventurous spirit and provides a comforting example from her own past.
Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.”
Clara put on the skates and was linked with a scarf to one of the boys. Faster and faster they skated, until they hit a patch of jagged ice and down she went!
She tried for days to hide the cuts on her knees, but was eventually found out by her mother. Her mother soothed her as she cleaned and dressed the wounds, telling her,
"I once persisted in riding a high mettled unbroken horse in opposition to my father’s commands, and was thrown from the horse.”
What can be inferred from this excerpt?
Clara’s mother was also daring as a young girl.
Clara’s mother was angry at Clara for ice skating.
Clara blamed the boys for her injuries.
Clara’s mother blamed the boys for her injuries.
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