Which detail from the text demonstrates that exonerating Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was difficult for the author and her peers?

Question

A. “I was a 13-year-old student at North Andover Middle School in 2021 when my mission to clear Johnson’s name started.” (Paragraph 3)
A. “I was a 13-year-old student at North Andover Middle School in 2021 when my mission to clear Johnson’s name started.” (Paragraph 3)

D. “So we wrote more letters and made more phone calls to bring awareness to Johnson’s story. Eventually... our amendment made it into the budget bill.” (Paragraph 8)
D. “So we wrote more letters and made more phone calls to bring awareness to Johnson’s story. Eventually... our amendment made it into the budget bill.” (Paragraph 8)

C. “But even though Johnson was spared and released from prison, her conviction remained with her through her life.” (Paragraph 5)
C. “But even though Johnson was spared and released from prison, her conviction remained with her through her life.” (Paragraph 5)

B. “When my fellow students and I discovered this horrible injustice against Johnson (or E.J.J., as we came to know her), we knew we had to do whatever we could to correct the record.” (Paragraph 3)

Answer 1

The detail that demonstrates that exonerating Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was difficult for the author and her peers is:

D. “So we wrote more letters and made more phone calls to bring awareness to Johnson’s story. Eventually... our amendment made it into the budget bill.” (Paragraph 8)

This indicates the effort and persistence they had to exert in order to bring attention to the issue and advocate for her exoneration, reflecting the challenges they faced in the process.