Question

this excerpt from the text characterizes quilt scholar marsha macdowell in which two of the following ways?
a as being unable to distinguish fact from beliefs
b as taking an evidence - based approach to her work
c as placing greater value on facts than beliefs
d as making negative assumptions on a whim
e as having softened to the idea that quilt codes are fact

macdowells team recorded almost 50 interviews. no one said anything about a code.
\one woman who was originally from south carolina but lived in detroit said she learned quilt as a child in south carolina. her mother taught h (as did her grandmother teach her mother) that y always hold a needle pointing in the direction of t north as you quilt it, because that is where opportunities are.
ow, i would not jump to any conclusions that every african american quilter h their needle pointing to the north, and that is the problem with the hidden in plain view book. they jumped to conclusions without documentation.\

Explanation:

• Option A: The text shows MacDowell is careful about conclusions, not unable to distinguish fact from belief. Eliminate A.
• Option B: Her team did 50 interviews and she avoids jumping to conclusions without documentation, showing an evidence - based approach. This is correct.
• Option C: She emphasizes the need for evidence (documentation) rather than just valuing facts over beliefs. The focus is on evidence - based work, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: She is against jumping to conclusions, so she doesn't make negative assumptions on a whim. Eliminate D.
• Option E: The text says no one in the interviews mentioned a code, and she is critical of the book that jumped to conclusions. There's no indication she softened to the idea that quilt codes are fact. Eliminate E.

Answer:

B. as taking an evidence - based approach to her work