Question

based on this excerpt, you can infer that wasps
a challenged traditional gender expectations.
b outperformed male pilots in the air force.
c had difficulty maintaining their planes.
d had male instructors with superior skills.
on rare occasions, disgruntled people tampered with their planes--camp davis in north carolina seemed to have more problems with this than others. when cochran investigated one airplane crash at camp davis, she discovered someone had put sugar in the gas tank, which caused the engine to quit.

Explanation:

• Option A: The excerpt is about plane tampering, not gender expectations. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The excerpt doesn't compare WASPs' performance with male pilots. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The excerpt says disgruntled people (not WASPs) tampered with planes, but the crash at Camp Davis (involving a WASP - related plane, as Cochran investigated) shows issues with plane maintenance (due to tampering). This option is supported as the tampering would affect their plane maintenance/operation.
• Option D: The excerpt has no information about male instructors' skills. Eliminate D.

Answer:

C. had difficulty maintaining their planes.