Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
which of the following inferences is best supported by the last paragraph of the text (paragraph 17)?
oakhee eavesdropped on her father and his friend. she nodded quietly in agreement. when her father noticed, he at first tried to shoo her away. eventually he gave up, swearing her to secrecy, he took her into his confidence. he told her that kim il-sung was not the anti-japanese resistance fighter he claimed to be so much as a puppet of the soviet union. he told her that south korea was now among the richest countries in asia; even ordinary working people owned their own cars. communism, he reported, was proving a failure as an economic system. china and the soviet union were now embracing capitalism. father and daughter would talk for hours, always taking care to keep their voices at a whisper in case a neighbor was snooping around. and, at such times, they always made sure that mrs. song, the true believer, was not at home.
a. chang-bo’s daughter is more likely to side with her mother
b. chang-bo’s arrest has caused him to hold back in his distrust of the government.
c. no one in north korea wants to hear the truth about what is really happening in their country
d. the north korean economy is struggling in comparison to south korea

Explanation:

The text states that Oak-hee eavesdropped on her father and nodded in agreement when he criticized the North Korean government and praised South Korea's prosperity. This shows she aligns with her father's views, making it likely she sides with him over her mother (who is described as a "true believer" in the regime). The other options are not supported: there is no mention of the father's arrest causing distrust, no claim that no one in North Korea wants the truth, and the text only says South Korea is wealthy, not that North Korea's economy is struggling in comparison.

Answer:

A. Chang-bo's daughter is more likely to side with her mother.