Read the passage.
 After the trumpet was sounded and the flag folded, a member of the honor guard knelt in front of my frail, aging mother, looked her directly in the eye and in a soft voice, thanked her — and my father—for his service.
 Which detail is most helpful in revealing the writer's desire for her reader to sympathize with her mother?
 Question 2 options:
 Her mother is frail and aging.
 Her father was a veteran.
 The serviceman is thanking her mother.
 This happened after a funeral.