Question

in 1944, byrd thompson, having secretly earned her pilots license, is traveling to sweetwater, texas, to become an air force pilot. from skies over sweetwater by julia moberg the train pulls up to the station, right on time. the conductor helps lug my trunk up the stairs and into my compartment. i sit down on the gorgeous plush red velvet bench where i will be spending the next 12 hours. i run my fingers over it, realizing how long it has been since i felt anything so wonderful. outside the window the lowa sun is starting to come up all purple and orange over the horizon. i think about mom and my sister, charlotte, and i wonder if they are awake yet and if theyve noticed im gone. and then i think about pa, and it hurts, so i open my trunk and find my favorite and only book i own, west with the night, by beryl markham. i get lost reading about her adventures flying her plane across the atlantic. for a moment i am disoriented and forget where i am until the grumbling clatter of the engine jogs my memory, reminding me that im on the train. my stomach is growling and 8. which event from the excerpt suggests that byrd will resolve her conflict? byrd remembers that she has food she can share with the girl on the train. byrd discusses her book with the girl on the train. byrd explains why she dislikes her full name to the girl on the train. byrd discovers that the girl on the train is also a pilot. clear all

Explanation:

Byrd's conflict likely relates to her new - found identity as a pilot and her journey to become an air force pilot. Discovering that the girl on the train is also a pilot can give her a sense of belonging and support, suggesting she may resolve her conflict. The other options are more about casual interactions or personal disclosures that do not directly relate to her main conflict.

Answer:

D. Byrd discovers that the girl on the train is also a pilot.