Question

making an inference
hitlers chief interpreter also lived in our building. his girlfriend lived on the same floor i did, and after every bombing attack, he came to see if she was still alive. he would also warn us in the event any deportation of jews was planned, so that i had time to get my mother out of sight. anyone caught hiding jews was sentenced to death.
which of these inferences about the interpreter is supported by information in the passage?

• he liked aryan people, and he did not like jewish people.
• he knew nothing about when the deportations were coming.
• he was willing to risk his life to help dorothea and her mother.
• he could not be trusted with dorothea’s secret.

Explanation:

1. The passage states hiding Jews carried a death sentence, yet the interpreter warned the narrator about planned deportations to help her hide her Jewish mother. This means he risked his own life to assist them.
2. The first option is unsupported; the passage gives no info on his feelings about Aryan/Jewish people.
3. The second option is false; he did know about deportation plans to warn the narrator.
4. The fourth option is false; he kept the secret and helped, so he was trustworthy.

Answer:

He was willing to risk his life to help Dorothea and her mother.